Whats the difference between a legal separation and a separation agreement?
A legal separation is a process different from divorce that separates your assets/debts and stops the clock on marital accumulation of assets. Some people get a legal separation when they are not sure they want to divorce. A legal definition for legal separation can be found at http://www.legal-definitions.com. We have the filing forms for legal separation for some states but not all. To check for your state click on the link below which will give you information on whether or not we have legal separation documents for your state (as well as the residency requirements and waiting period. http://www.ourdivorceagreement.com/quick_ref_state_q&A.htm The term legal separation is sometimes confused with the separation agreement of the divorce process. A separation agreement is the statement of your division of assets and debts (and child issues if you have children). We offer a separation agreement as part of our package for divorce in all states.
