What is a Judicial Separation?
A ‘Decree of Judicial Separation’ is a court order similar to a divorce, whereby a couple remains legally married, but their normal marital obligations cease. There are three main effects of a Judicial Separation; • The parties are no longer obliged to live together; • The Court can put into effect all the powers which it has to divide the matrimonial assets in the same way that it can in relation to divorce (but not pension sharing).
