On 21 November 1969, Durham married her musical director, British pianist Ron Edgeworth, at
Scots' Church, Melbourne. Edgeworth had been with a group, the Trebletones, on the same tour. Durham and her husband were vegetarian; she became a vegan after 2015. She also abstained from alcohol and caffeine. They felt satisfied with each other and did not pursue having children. They lived in the UK and
Switzerland until the mid-1980s, when they bought property in
Maleny near
Nambour, Queensland. In 1990, Durham, Edgeworth and their tour manager, Peter Summers, were involved in a car accident on the
Calder Freeway. The driver of the other car died at the scene and Durham sustained a fractured wrist and leg. The response from her fans led to Durham deciding to get back with the other members of the Seekers for a silver jubilee show in 1993. During this reunion, Edgeworth was diagnosed with
motor neurone disease, also known as
ALS. While the diagnosis was hard for both of them, and caused him to become disabled, they both tried to keep a positive outlook. In March 2010, Judith remarked: "Once he realized that death was inevitable for him, his attitude was very positive. (In) that he was looking towards after this life, focusing very strongly on that, as a positive thing. And, that helped me enormously, as I was already going through grief from the time of his diagnosis to a large extent." He died from the disease on 10 December 1994 with Durham by his side. After the death of Edgeworth, Durham underwent anxiety and dealt with the feelings of grief while trying to cope with his loss. "I used to worry a lot about everything, in those days because I felt I was the doer. Now, I’ve relinquished all responsibility for anything! And, it’s much better. I think everyone should do that in their lives, you know. That’s changed my life. As they say - 'let go and let God'… And that’s the perfect expression. That’s what I have to do. There is no way around that. The day he doesn’t want me to be doing it I won’t be doing it obviously. But, at the moment, that’s the way I approached just about everything." a woman who sent her over 40 doormats as an admonishment for
perceived ingratitude. She also sent Durham numerous abusive faxes, one threatening another doormat delivery worth over $45,000. and she was later imprisoned for other serial crimes. In 2000, Durham broke her hip and was unable to sing "The Carnival Is Over" at the closing ceremony of the
2000 Olympic Games in Sydney with the Seekers. However, she sang it from a wheelchair at the
2000 Paralympics shortly thereafter. In May 2013, during the Seekers' golden jubilee tour, Durham suffered a
stroke that diminished her ability to read and write both visual language and musical scores. During her convalescence, she made progress to rebuild those skills. Her singing ability was not affected by the stroke. ==Religious faith==