Jurisdiction is Maryland

Background

Attorney Carter is working with a client who no longer wants to be married to her spouse.Carter asks you to research, analyze and make recommendations regarding the client's case. You are to respond to Carter in a memorandum.

Review the "Sample Legal Memorandum" and "How to Write A Legal Memorandum" documents.

Facts

Alexandra Morris and Derrick Carlson were married in Ocean City, Maryland in 2015. At the time, Alexandra was an 18-year-old recent high school graduate and Derrick was a 36-year-old software engineer. After their marriage, they made their home together in Gaithersburg, Maryland, where they both still reside.Although Alexandra and Derrick were initially happy living as husband and wife, over time they have grown apart.

Two weeks ago, Alexandra moved out of the marital home to an apartment in Gaithersburg. Alexandra said that Derrick was shocked when she told him she was leaving, and that he's asked her to reconsider and try counseling. She also reports that she thinks Derrick has been faithful and that there is no history of domestic violence.

Alexandra is certain that she no longer wishes to be married to Derrick. She says she regrets marrying immediately after high school and that she wants to end the marriage as soon as possible. She shared that she wants "move on with her life" and, somewhat reluctantly, acknowledged wanting to be free to date other people.

Questions

(1) Does Alexandra have any legal grounds to end her marriageimmediately?

(2) Does Alexandra have any additional, not immediate, legal grounds on which to seek an end to her marriage?

The memorandum should contain the following sections:

I. Questions Presented: presents questions in "yes" or "no" answer format

II. Short Answer: presents "yes" or "no" answers to the Questions Presented in sentence format

III. Applicable Law:liststhe authority used in the Discussion section of memorandum, using Bluebook format

IV. Statement of Facts: details the relevant facts of Alexandra's case

V. Discussion: analyzes and discusses the legal authority as it relates to the facts in Alexandra's case

VI. Conclusion: provides a summary of findings on the issues presented and possible future directions of the case