Is it required to do a legal separation before you divorce?
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Is it required to do a legal separation before you divorce?
In VA.
Asked on December 13, 2011 under Family Law, Virginia
Answers:
Hong Shen / Roberts Law Group
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
You don't have to. You must simply not live together as husband and wife for at least a year or six months if there are no children of marriage under 18 and there is a written agreement for property separation.
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