Legal separation and divorce are two very different things
On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Divorce on Friday, September 25, 2015. Imagine that a married couple, after years being together, starts to see some fractures in their relationship. Though they try to patch things up, the relationship just keeps getting worse and, eventually, they decide it is time to do something about it. Instead of immediately filing for divorce, the couple talks about their options. They are considering a legal separation as opposed to a divorce. So what’s the difference? What makes a separation, and what makes a divorce? Well, a divorce is “simple” in the sense that it legally