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am i legally separated?

i have been living apart from my husband for a few months and am waiting for the 1 year to be up so we can divorce. am i legally separated now or do i need to draw up some papers or something first?. i live in canada bc. we dont have much (no house/children etc) so it will be quite a clean break... no disagreements about who gets what. thank you!

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    My experience is that legally separated means that you do not 'have sex', you do not share a bed, that you do not eat at the same table or out of the same pot, that you do not share expenses, do not communicate, that you basically live separate lives, even if you live under the same roof....

    Since you have separate households it would be an indicator that you live separate lives, but if any of the above still happens, or one claims that they do, then your separation can mean nothing, no matter how you document it. Living under separate roofs does not necessarily constitute separation.

    if your spouse is agreeable to a divorce, and both of you sign a statement that you have lived separate lives for the past year, whether you did or not, then the divorce can proceed right away...

    Source(s): It worked for me. We both agreed after one month that we did not want to get back together and signed a form that we lived separate lives for at least a year, even under the same roof. Our divorce was finalized within a few weeks. it's just a formality. a good lawyer will help you through all of this... the judge may question you on how you lived in separation under one roof. Easy enough to get through it...
  • 4 years ago

    A criminal separation is a criminal decision that oftentimes calls for a decide signing a rfile pointing out the events are legally separated. purely being separated isn't comparable to a criminal separation. It does not count if the divorce intending have began. It additionally doesnt count how lengthy the events have been separated. in many if no longer all states, intercourse with yet another guy or woman different than the considerable different ahead of a decide signing a somewhat "criminal separation" order, or ahead of the divorce is seen adultery and might in some states influence alimony and different help. examine the guidelines on your state. maximum folk don't understand the variation between a separation and a criminal separation. human beings in the time of this occasion arre oftentimes purely separated. in case you dont have a chunk of paper signed via a decide asserting you're legally separated, then you definitely in all possibility at the instant are not. remember adultery remains against the regulation in some states and a few states additionally enable the "boyfriend" or "female chum" to be sued via the wronged considerable different. so proceed with warning.

  • 1 decade ago

    You should ask an attorney in your area. I don't know anything about Canadian laws, but you are probably already "legally" separated. I lived in North Carolina when I split from my husband, and we never had any "documents" done while we were separated. In that state, you had to be separated one year before you could file for divorce, so that's what we did.

  • 1 decade ago

    In most states to be legally separated you need court order.

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    6 years ago

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  • 1 decade ago

    Wow you are so lucky you have no kids...I can't answer your question because I don't know the laws in CA but it shouldn't be too difficult for you...me and my hubby have been separated for over 2 years except we are still legally married and roommates...sucks huh

    ...good luck to you!!!

  • sunbun
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    to be legally separated means you have documentation stating same signed by a judge

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

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    Once you do that then you can start to worry about getting back together with your ex, other wise you will find that you are fighting about all the same things and getting no where. Do what it takes and I promise things will work out in your favor.

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  • 1 decade ago

    not sure you will have to find out the laws in Canada. different in every state. good luck to u

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