Maryland Divorce ~ Ways To Serve Your Divorce
The most widely known way to serve a divorce is to have your spouse sign the documents after you have filed your complaint with the court. You can have them mailed, hand deliver them, or have a third party deliver your papers. This is applicable even if your spouse is incarcerated.
If your spouse refuses to sign or you aren't sure whether or not they will sign then you can have the sheriff in your spouse's county serve a copy of the filed documents requiring your spouse's signature. If your spouse is incarcerated you may have the prison officials serve your spouse.
You can also serve using certified mail if your spouse lives out of state.
If the whereabouts of your spouse are unknown you may publish your divorce. The publication for the newspaper is generally $65 but may vary in your area. Upon filing of the Affidavit the clerk will grant the service of notice be made my publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the complaint has been filed.