If my wife and have been separated for many years but she is not willing to go for divorce, can I at least get a legal separation?
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If my wife and have been separated for many years but she is not willing to go for divorce, can I at least get a legal separation?
I tried mediation. No success. I don’t want to buy something now and get disputed or challenged after separation.
Asked on June 14, 2012 under Family Law, New York
Answers:
Brad Micklin / Brad M. Micklin, Esq.
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
There's no such thing as legal separation in New Jersey. The closest thing that we have to that is call a divorce from bed and board or otherwise known as a limited divorce. This is a divorce process and does not terminate your marriage entirely. Instead, it allows you to resolve your financial and child related issues but still remain, technically, married.
This process is typically used by people who are either very religious and cannot have a divorce or those that need to maintain medical insurance would not be able to do so after a divorce.
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