Legal Separation in New York

What to expect from a legal separation

When a couple decides to separate, they enter into a legal process that stipulates financial and child-rearing responsibilities while keeping the marriage of the couple legally intact. A legal separation can be created with a specialized document or granted by court order.

During a legal separation in New York, a couple must still carry out all the ordinary aspects of their daily lives, such as paying bills and helping children with their homework. These arrangements are often part of the separation agreement, which can specify how the duties of home and business life will be shared by the couple. Dividing assets and property, and even gaining temporary financial support can also be part of a legal separation.

Special circumstances

The personal, moral, or religious beliefs of some couples make it impossible for them to obtain a divorce and for some people a divorce simply does not make sense. Therefore, these partners often opt to obtain a legal separation in White Plains or throughout Westchester County.

Collaborative practice and mediation

 

Many couples pursuing legal separation reconcile their differences through mediation and collaborative practice. Others decide to seek divorce. For either divorce or separation, collaborative practice and mediation offer you and your partner the support, protection, and guidance of your own lawyers without going to court. Our Westchester family law firm also gives you access to a team of specialists focused on working together to resolve the issues at hand.

Contact us today for more information

If you need assistance with divorce or separation in Westchester County and want to find out how collaborative law or mediation can benefit you, please call the Katherine Eisold Miller Collaborative Law and Mediation Offices in New Rochelle, N.Y. at 866-942-3801 or contact us online.