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'''Marital separation''' occurs when partners to a marriage stop living together. The three main reasons why couples separate are (1) as a step in the divorce process, (2) to gain perspective on the marriage, and (3) to enhance the marriage.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/contemplating-divorce/201004/can-marital-separation-make-your-marriage-better|title=Can a Marital Separation Make Your Marriage Better?|author=Gadoua, Susan Pease|publisher=Psychology Today|date=25 April 2010}}</ref> Some experts regard a six-month separation as good amount of time for a temporary separation, since it is long enough to set up a second household and gain perspective, but not long enough to seem permanent.<ref>{{cite web|url= |
'''Marital separation''' occurs when partners to a marriage stop living together. The three main reasons why couples separate are (1) as a step in the divorce process, (2) to gain perspective on the marriage, and (3) to enhance the marriage.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/contemplating-divorce/201004/can-marital-separation-make-your-marriage-better|title=Can a Marital Separation Make Your Marriage Better?|author=Gadoua, Susan Pease|publisher=Psychology Today|date=25 April 2010}}</ref> Some experts regard a six-month separation as good amount of time for a temporary separation, since it is long enough to set up a second household and gain perspective, but not long enough to seem permanent.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424053111904140604576496240815891366|title=To Save a Marriage, Split Up?|author=Bernstein, Elizabeth|date=9 August 2011|publisher=Wall Street Journal}}</ref> A separation can be initiated informally, or there can be a [[legal separation]] with a formal [[separation agreement]]. Many U.S. state statutes, for example Virginia's, specify that being separated for a given period of time can be grounds for divorce.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+cod+20-91|title=§ 20-91. Grounds for divorce from bond of matrimony; contents of decree.|publisher=Code of Virginia}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 06:57, 14 March 2017
Marital separation occurs when partners to a marriage stop living together. The three main reasons why couples separate are (1) as a step in the divorce process, (2) to gain perspective on the marriage, and (3) to enhance the marriage.[1] Some experts regard a six-month separation as good amount of time for a temporary separation, since it is long enough to set up a second household and gain perspective, but not long enough to seem permanent.[2] A separation can be initiated informally, or there can be a legal separation with a formal separation agreement. Many U.S. state statutes, for example Virginia's, specify that being separated for a given period of time can be grounds for divorce.[3]
References
- ^ Gadoua, Susan Pease (25 April 2010). "Can a Marital Separation Make Your Marriage Better?". Psychology Today.
- ^ Bernstein, Elizabeth (9 August 2011). "To Save a Marriage, Split Up?". Wall Street Journal.
- ^ "§ 20-91. Grounds for divorce from bond of matrimony; contents of decree". Code of Virginia.