legal agreements

Legal marriage separation refers to both husband and wife living apart from one another. Generally, a legal separation does not mean the couple must soon obtain a divorce, and is instead a time to cool off from a dispute.

Therefore a separation is not a divorce, yet a divorce attorney can represent you in court during the establishment of the legal separation. Consequently, in order to legally divorce in some states, the couple must separate for a designated period of time. Any separation concludes with both the husband and wife living apart, yet a legal separation is the arrangement set by the court or established upon by both parties in a written legal document.  

The criteria that are used to determine whether or not a divorcing couple's assets should be divided equally:

A long marriage (10+ years)

Both partners have almost equal wealth before being married

No underage children

On the other hand, the spouse that has more of the following attributes will most likely we awarded more property in the process.

Less ability to earn an income

Poor health