Legal Question in Family Law in Virginia

Legal Seperation

What do you have to do in order to be legally seperated in the state of Va.?


Asked on 7/08/04, 6:19 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

Re: Legal Seperation

You merely live "separate and apart" from your spouse with no intervening cohabitation. As a practical(as well as legal) matter, this normally means separate residences for the spouses.

Virginia does not formally recognize a status known as "legal separation".

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Answered on 7/08/04, 7:04 am


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