Legal Question in Family Law in Virginia
Separated spending holidays together
My husband and I are currently separated. I wanted to know if I spend the holidays with him(decorate tree, open gifts, eat dinner, etc.), will that jeopardize our separation? We have a child together and have to be separated for one year before filing divorce.
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: Separated spending holidays together
You do have to be careful but I do not believe one dinner will be a problem. Are you two living in the same house? If not then one dinner should not cause a problem. If you are trying to show the court that the two of you have separated within the same house, then having dinners together can be a problem. Even with that said, if it is only one dinner, without any intent to reconcile, and its sole purpose is for the child then you should be okay to do the events you discussed for one day only.
Re: Separated spending holidays together
If nothing occurs between the two of you beyond the activities you've mentioned, I'd say no problem.
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