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Difference between revisions of "Separating and Getting Divorced"

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A couple ''separates'' when one or both spouses decide that their relationship is over and then take steps to carry out that decision. When an unmarried couple separates, their relationship is over. The relationship of married spouses, on the other hand, isn't legally over until they are divorced or their marriage is annulled.  
A couple ''separates'' when one or both spouses decide that their relationship is over and then take steps to act on that decision. When an unmarried couple separates, their relationship is over. The relationship of married spouses, on the other hand, isn't legally over until they are divorced or their marriage is annulled.  


This page takes a quick look at separation and divorce, both of which are discussed in greater detail in the pages that follow, and looks at a few urban myths about separation and divorce. Everything in this chapter applies to same-sex couples just as it does to opposite-sex couples. The do-it-yourself divorce process is reviewed in a fair amount of detail in the last page of this chapter, __________ .
This page takes a quick look at separation and divorce, both of which are discussed in greater detail in the pages that follow, and looks at a few urban myths about separation and divorce. Everything in this chapter applies to same-sex couples just as it does to opposite-sex couples. The do-it-yourself divorce process is reviewed in a fair amount of detail in the last page of this chapter, __________ .