{"id":28,"date":"2010-11-02T21:04:21","date_gmt":"2010-11-02T21:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scoresbyfamilylaw.com\/blog\/?p=28"},"modified":"2019-11-23T22:26:45","modified_gmt":"2019-11-24T05:26:45","slug":"legal-separations-in-arizona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scoresbyfamilylaw.com\/blog\/2010\/11\/02\/legal-separations-in-arizona\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal Separations in Arizona"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-body-2653939315389753959\">\n<div>\n<p>Legal separations are extraordinarily rare in Arizona. A legal separation is not normally a precursor to a divorce. This is a common misconception. In Arizona, a legal separation is a change in marital status that is occasionally used in lieu of a divorce. Legal separations are rare because the procedure, the time and cost of handling a legal separation is virtually identical to that involved in a divorce.<!--more--> The only difference between a legal separation and a divorce is that, at the end of the process, the paper ultimately signed by the judge changes the marital status to &#8220;legally separated&#8221; rather than &#8220;marriage dissolved.&#8221; A legal separation still involves a decision involving child custody, parenting time, and child support where children are involved, spousal maintenance, and a division of assests and debts. This process is no different than that of a divorce case. Legal separations rarely occur in Arizona because, due to the time and expense involved, husbands and wives usually quickly determine either that they can reconcile after a short period of informal separation or that they truly want their marriage dissolved. There is really no point in going through a legal separation process, obtaining a decree of legal separation, and then following that up in a few months with more paperwork at an even greater expense to dissolve the marriage.<\/p>\n<p>In very rare situations, such as when one spouse is not medically insurable and needs to remain on the other spouse&#8217;s medical insurance plan, the parties may elect a legal separation. Another rare but plausible reason to elect legal separation over a divorce is where a person&#8217;s religious beliefs preclude him or her from divorcing.<\/p>\n<p>Legal separations are only available in Arizona where both spouses consent to the process. If one spouse files the case as a legal separation and the other spouse requests that the case proceed as a divorce, then there will be a divorce. As with all other matters covered in this blog, I am available to discuss these issues in more detail in an office consultation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>Copyright \u00a9 2010 by Scoresby Family Law \u2013 J. Kyle Scoresby, P.C. All rights reserved.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Legal separations are extraordinarily rare in Arizona. 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