Clients often ask “what does it mean to be separated?” First, you must be physically separated meaning you and your husband or wife have to live at separate addresses – it is not enough for the spouses to be sleeping in separate bedrooms or in separate parts of the house.  Prior to physical separation, it is advisable to enter into a Separation Agreement to formalize your intention to live permanently separate and apart from one another.  The Separation Agreement will waive certain marital rights, such as estate rights or the right to share in the future assets of the other … Continue reading →