Can I get a dissolution of marriage without an attorney?
Can I get a dissolution of marriage without an attorney?
Applying for a dissolution is relatively simple, and you don’t need a lawyer. Making a joint application together is the simpler and faster way – it can usually be dealt with by the Family Court Registrar without a hearing and without you having to go in to the court at all.
Why get a legal separation instead of a divorce?
Legal separation can allow the parties to go on with their lives separately without violating their religious beliefs. Some people may be able to stay on their spouse’s health insurance plan if they are legally separated instead of divorced. There also may be other financial benefits to legal separation over divorce.
What’s the point of legal separation?
Marital status: Legal separation allows you to retain your marital status, meaning that you’re not free to marry another; once you’re divorced, you can remarry.
How do you separate but live in the same house?
Here is a checklist of what you should do if you and your spouse are still living together but are separated.Establish and maintain the intent to separate permanently or indefinitely.Use separate bedrooms.Do not engage in romantic or sexual intimacy.Stop wearing wedding rings.
