What is the legal date of separation?
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What is the legal date of separation?
Divorce filing or the decree being signed?
Asked on January 23, 2013 under Family Law, Utah
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Under the laws of all states in this country the legal date of separation of a husband and wife is the date one party decides that there is no intent to return to the other party. Meaning, in one spouse's mind, there is no intent to return and reside with the other spouse.
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