Legal Question in Family Law in Minnesota
Legal Seperation VS divorce
What is the diff between legal sepreation and divorce? And what is the
process for legal seperation? I understand divorce, looking more for
seperation clarification.
Asked on 9/16/04, 2:47 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Legal Seperation VS divorce
A divorce ends the marriage; a legal separation does not. The process is very similar to divorce--a similar kind of petition is served and filed, except that the grounds you need to state in a separation petition is that "there is a need for a decree of legal separation" instead of "there has been an irretrieveable breakdown of the marriage." The court can provide for the division of property, spousal maintenance, etc. as in a divorce.
Answered on 9/17/04, 9:29 am
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