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Table 1 - Alimony/Spousal Support Factors

STATE	Statutory List	Marital Fault Not Considered	Marital Fault Relevant	Standard of Living	Status as Custodial Parent
Maryland	X		X	X
Massachusetts	X		X	X	X
Michigan			X	X
Minnestota	X	X		X	X
Mississippi			X
Missouri	X		X	X	X
Montana	X	X		X	X
Nebraska		X
Nevada			X	X	X
New Hampshire	X		X	X	X

Table 2 - Custody Criteria

STATE	Statutory Guidelines	Children's Wishes	Joint Custody	Cooperative Parent	Domestic Violence	Health	Attorney or GAL
Maryland			X		X		X
Massachusetts			X		X		X
Michigan	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Minnesota	X	X	X		X		X
Mississippi	X		X
Missouri	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Montana	X	X	X		X
Nebraska	X	X	X			X	X
Nevada	X	X	X	X	X		X
New Hampshire	X	X	X		X		X

Table 3 - Child Support Guidelines

STATE	Income Share	Percent of Income	Extraordinary Medical Add On*	Child-Care Add On*	College Support	UIFSA
Maryland	X		X	X		X
Massachusetts		X	X		X	X
Michigan	X		X	X	X	X
Minnesota		X		X		X
Mississippi		X
Missouri	X		X	X	X	X
Montana			X	X		X
Nebraska	X			X		X
Nevada		X	X
New Hampshire		X			X

* Source: Laura W. Morgan, Child Support Guidelines (1996)

Table 4 - Grounds for Divorce and Residency Requirements

STATE	No Fault Sole Ground	No Fault Added to Traditional	Incompatibility	Living Separate and Apart	Judicial Separation	Durational Requirements
Maryland		X		2 years	X	1 year
Massachusetts		X			X	None
Michigan	X				X	6 months
Minnesota	X			60 days	X	180 days
Mississippi		X				6 months
Missouri		X		1-2 years	X	90 days
Montana	X		X	180 days	X	90 days
Nebraska	X				X	1 year
Nevada			X	1 year	X	6 weeks
New Hampshire		X		2 years	X	1 year

Table 5 - Property Division

STATE	Community Property	Only Marital Divided	Statutory List of Factors	Non Monetary Contributions	Economic Misconduct	Contribution to Education
Maryland		X	X	X
Massachusetts			X	X	X
Michigan		X		X	X	X
Minnesota		X	X	X	X
Mississippi
Missouri		X	X	X	X	X
Montana			X	X	X
Nebraska		X		X
Nevada	X	X		X	X	X
New Hampshire			X	X	X	X

Table 6- Third Party Visitation

STATE	Stepparents	Grandparents-Death of Their Child	Grandparents-Child Divorce	Out of Wedlock	Any Interested Party
Maryland		X	X
Massachusetts		X	X
Michigan	X	X	X
Minnesota	X	X	X	X
Mississippi		X	X
Missouri		X	X	X
Montana		X	X	X
Nebraska	X	X	X
Nevada		X	X	X
New Hampshire	X	X	X	X

Source: Family Law Quarterly, Vol. 30, No.4, Winter 1997. Published by Section of Family Law - American Bar Association.

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