what does separation means in divorce cases? is this means living separately only or parties should not have any kind of communication including (electronics communication, phone, mail, letters)
Vikas Dharmendra (Consultant) 09 October 2009
what does separation means in divorce cases? is this means living separately only or parties should not have any kind of communication including (electronics communication, phone, mail, letters)
AMIT TANEJA (LAWYER) 09 October 2009
legal separation as a kind of "trial divorce" when a couple is not getting along well. In some ways, it allows both partners to step back and see what it is like to be without the other. Sometimes this can be very beneficial because it allows each of them to take time to see and try to understand what the other wants, and also allows them time to examine their heart to see if divorce is really what they want.
The couple is legally separated but not yet officially divorced. There is an important distinction to be made here because although they are separated, they are not divorced which means that joint ownership of assets still plays a part in their relationship, as does joint credit cards and things of that nature. In some states, one of the partners going out and dating while they are legally separated could be grounds for a claim of infidelity, since they are not divorced and from a legal perspective, they are still married.
Khaleel Ahmed (Legal Advisor) 25 October 2009
I agree with Amit Taneja.
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