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Legal separation

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-002980

A court-ordered arrangement that allows a married couple to live apart and manage their finances separately without formally ending their marriage. This status provides for the division of assets, child custody, and support payments, similar to a divorce. Unlike divorce, it does not dissolve the marital bond, preventing either party from remarrying.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-002980
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-002980",
  "term": "Legal separation",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A court-ordered arrangement that allows a married couple to live apart and manage their finances separately without formally ending their marriage. This status provides for the division of assets, child custody, and support payments, similar to a divorce. Unlike divorce, it does not dissolve the marital bond, preventing either party from remarrying.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/legal-separation/"
}

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