Updated September 1, 2026. Quick answer: Maryland permits indefinite alimony when age, illness, infirmity, or disability prevents reasonable substantial progress toward self-support.
This page is limited to the controlling Maryland alimony rule captured below. It does not substitute a generic gray-divorce checklist for the state-specific answer.
The state rule that changes the answer
- Maryland permits indefinite alimony when age, illness, infirmity, or disability prevents reasonable substantial progress toward self-support.
- Indefinite alimony is also available when, after the maximum reasonably expected self-support progress, the parties' living standards would remain unconscionably disparate.
- The underlying factors include self-support capacity, training time, marital standard of living, marriage duration, contributions, age, health, financial needs and resources, and retirement rights.
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Primary source and verification
The controlling source used here is Md. Code, Fam. Law § 11-106. Confirm the current official text and the facts of the order before acting; this is a source-backed planning guide, not individualized legal advice.