Legal separation: what it means and how to get it

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Couple arguing and being upset. Represents a divorce or other strong argument.
Couple arguing and being upset. Represents a divorce or other strong argument.

You could be forgiven for thinking that separation is just the name we use to describe the brief stage that comes between marriage and divorce, when one spouse leaves and everything changes. However, in some rare cases, separation can actually involve a legal process.

So why would you want to get legally separated, and how does it work?%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%

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