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Legal separation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (127 words) |
 | Legal separation is a possible step towards divorce under United States law. |
| A couple are legally separated if they have successfully petitioned a court to recognize their separation; simply living apart does not constitute separation for these purposes. |
| A period of legal separation constitutes grounds for divorce; the length of that period varies from state to state. |
| Legal separation - what is it? (433 words) |
| Legal separation is a formal judgment issued by a court of law that all the issues concerning a marriage have been resolved (child custody, child visitation, child support, spousal support, distribution of property, attorney fees, and personal conduct) with the exception of marital status. |
| Legal separation is usually pursued when the parties want to stay married for religious reasons, want the advantage of deductibility of spousal support payments for income tax reasons, or are do not want to wait the state statutory waiting period for termination of marital status. |
| Legal separation is not a prerequisite to divorce (dissolution of marriage). |
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