Legal Question in Family Law in Maryland

Re: separation

I see...first, you go to a lawyer and get a "legal separation." Then, you decide you're jealous because your cheating skunk of a husband seems to be having a jolly ole time with his new hoochy-coochy, and couldn't care less about you--so, for vindictiveness' sake, you're going to try to "force" your husband to love and respect you; and you're going to "force" your husband to live with you and stay married to you. And, when it turns out your husband DOES NOT want to love, respect, live with, or stay married to you--something you ALREADY KNOW--you're going to use that as your excuse to vindictively torture him by endless litigation, seek alimony, etc. etc.

Your marriage is over. You obviously know that. Make the best of it and terminate it legally as efficiently as possible. Then, get a life for yourself, hopefully with a decent man the next time around.

Re: separation

It's not clear from your question, but if both of you want to reconcile, you're perfectly free to do so. If on the other hand it's just you who wants to reconcile, obviously you can't force your husband to do so.