Old 02-19-2009, 10:27 AM
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LaTeeDa
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I can tell you that--in California--legal separation is exactly the same as divorce, with the exception that you cannot remarry. And that--in California--you don't have to live in separate residences, but you have to declare that you are "separated" as husband and wife.

None if this means didly squat to you, unless you are in California. Each state has it's own laws. I spent 45 minutes on the phone with a divorce attorney for free in an initial consultation. He answered all my questions and some I hadn't even thought of. The knowledge I gained in less than an hour empowered me to make some informed decisions that I could not have made otherwise. And, in the end, I didn't even end up needing to retain him for the divorce.

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