To file for divorce on the «no - fault» basis of one year of continuous separation, you and your spouse must live in separate residences for a full year. (info.legalzoom.com)
A limited divorce is the court's recognition of the parties maintaining separate residences; however, it does not dissolve the marriage. (info.legalzoom.com)
Simply moving into separate residences does not trigger a legal separation. (info.legalzoom.com)