Separation

Legal Separation Attorney Riverside County, California

The term "Legal Separation" has been used commonly as more colloquial than legal in nature, but has a very important legal significance; it terminates the parties' Community Estate. Spouses who are separated are not free to marry since neither has been returned to the legal status of an unmarried (single) person.

Legal Separation is usually pursued when the parties want to stay married for religious reasons, want the advantage of deductibility of Spousal Support payments for income tax reasons, want to maintain various insurance coverage, or do not want to wait for the state statutory waiting period for termination of marital status. For some people, a Legal Separation is desired to set the parameters for dealing with one another while living separate and apart (especially with respect to continuing Support obligations and Child Sharing issues) while maintaining the status of being married, and leaving the door open for a reconciliation, reunion or resumption of marriage. Whatever the case, aggressive legal representation is available to Riverside County and surrounding community residents.

Legal Separation is not a prerequisite to Divorce (dissolution of marriage). If you are considering Legal Separation or just have questions, contact us at Holstrom, Steinberg & Associates. We will be happy to help. Contact Us