This is a procedure in which the status of the parties remains as a married couple but all other issues are addressed as in a divorce. A legal separation helps the couple maintain benefits such as health care, tax issues etc. until the divorce proceedings are finalized. Also, some people elect not to get divorced for religious reasons and so a legal separation is an alternative.

• Bankruptcy
• Divorce
• Probate
• Estate Planning
  
• Annulment

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