PETITION FOR SEPARATION WITHOUT CHILDREN

This set of forms will help you get a legal separation if you have no children under 21 with the respondent. If you have only children aged 18 to 21 years, use the Separation with Adult Children Only forms if available. Legal separation can be for a specific period of time (limited), or it can have no set end time (unlimited). A limited separation will end when the judgment says so, and your marriage or Registered Domestic Partnership (RDP) will be fully intact. A separation case starts with a “petition,” which tells the court what you want. That’s why you are called the “petitioner.” The other party is the “respondent.” The case ends with a “judgment,” which is the court’s final decision. The judgment is the document that finalizes your case and contains your rights and responsibilities. Your separation is effective once the judge signs the judgment.

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