What benefits do you get for staying married 10+ years before getting a legal separation?
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What benefits do you get for staying married 10+ years before getting a legal separation?
If I file before 10 years of marriage but the legal separation is not official until after 10 years, does that change anything?
Asked on January 2, 2012 under Family Law, Wisconsin
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Phyllis E. Rubenstein / self-employed
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
I am not sure which benefits you mean. In addition, ten years is not a magic number. You may be entitled to spousal support for about one-half the length of the marriage. If there are minor children, you are entitled to child support. You are entitled to a reasonable share of the marital property, which includes everything that either one or both of you own.
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