Legal Separation

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A legal separation may be mutually agreed to or ordered by judicial decree

The major distinction between a legal separation and a final decree of divorce is that spouses remain legally married during the separation.

A legal separation by judicial decree can be, and often is, legally converted into a formal divorce decree by the parties.

The process is sometimes referred to as a divisible divorce.

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