Legal Question in Family Law in Kansas

legal separation

My boyfreind and his soon to be ex wife have been living in separate states for 6 months now and are gonna be divorcing. Does this current situation constititute legal separation


Asked on 12/03/08, 2:20 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Rian Ankerholz Ankerholz and Smith

Re: legal separation

No. A legal separation, sometimes called "separate maintenance," is a specific legal action like divorce. It normally covers all of the same issues such as division of property and child custody, but after a Decree of Separate Maintenance is awarded, the parties are still married.

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Answered on 12/03/08, 4:17 pm


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