A judgment for legal separation may be useful to parties who wish to separate, but also wish to remain covered by one party's health insurance.
In order to get
a judgment for legal separation, you and your spouse must submit a joint parenting plan to the court, setting out child custody, visitation and support matters.
Not exact matches
The consent of both parties is required
for the court to render a
judgment of
legal separation, unless «one party has not made a general appearance...» (CA Family Code § 2345.)
the
judgment allowing or refusing the application
for divorce,
legal separation or marriage annulment has become final;
Without prejudice to Article 3, a court of a Member State that has given a
judgment on a
legal separation shall also have jurisdiction
for converting that
judgment into a divorce, if the law of that Member State so provides.
In particular, and without prejudice to paragraph 3, no special procedure shall be required
for updating the civil - status records of a Member State on the basis of a
judgment relating to divorce,
legal separation or marriage annulment given in another Member State, and against which no further appeal lies under the law of that Member State.
Judgments given before the date of application of this Regulation but after the date of entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 1347/2000 in proceedings instituted before the date of entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 1347/2000 shall be recognised and enforced in accordance with the provisions of Chapter III of this Regulation provided they relate to divorce,
legal separation or marriage annulment or parental responsibility
for the children of both spouses on the occasion of these matrimonial proceedings and that jurisdiction was founded on rules which accorded with those provided
for either in Chapter II of this Regulation or in Regulation (EC) No 1347/2000 or in a convention concluded between the Member State of origin and the Member State addressed which was in force when the proceedings were instituted.
Grounds of non-recognition
for judgments relating to divorce,
legal separation or marriage annulment
The court mandates all the same requirements
for a
legal separation as a divorce
judgment.