As a popular culture would have us believe, breaking up is hard to do. With all the emotional and financial upheaval that is often involved with a nuptial parting of the ways, some on-the-rocks couples opt for what may seem to be the easier route of some form of separation.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Despite the first-blush attractiveness of separation, though, the legal protections and finality that divorce provides usually makes it the best course for couples with irreconcilable differences.<\/p>\n
People are often confused by what, exactly, “separation” means, and therein lies one of the fundamental problems with separation \u2014 its ambiguity. There are several types of separation, each of which affect property rights differently. They can be defined as follows: <\/p>\n
\t\u2022\tTrial separation, in which a couple tests the waters of separation for a period. Because trial separations are not legally recognized, all assets and debts amassed during such a period are usually considered marital property. As a popular culture would have us believe, breaking up is hard to do. With all the emotional and financial upheaval that is often involved with a nuptial parting of the ways, some on-the-rocks couples opt for what may seem…<\/span><\/p>\n
\n\t\u2022\tLiving apart, (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"