Legal Question in Family Law in California

legal seperation

Does a legal seperation or divorce free the parties from each others future debts or any lawsuits that should arise against the other party in the future?


Asked on 10/17/00, 1:20 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Diana Mercer Peace Talks Mediation Services

Re: legal seperation

Yes. Legal Separation (done through court, not just informally) is exactly the same as a divorce only you're not free to remarry. Same rules, same court orders, same waiting period, same everything except at the end you're not divorced. Unless you're facing a church/religion problem, or you need to stay on your spouse's health insurance, there's no real advantage to being legally separated as opposed to divorce.

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Diana Mercer

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Answered on 11/14/00, 6:45 pm


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