Judicial Seperation & Informal Seperation

There may be reasons why you do not wish to terminate your marriage. If you still require a legal process to formalise your separation from your spouse, or if you need to remain married to your spouse for important pension or inheritance rights, then we can assist you with a judicial separation procedure. The process, costs and timeframe is the same as a divorce except at the end you will still be married, but legally separated from your spouse.

You may wish to physically and financially separate from your spouse but have no present desire to terminate the marriage. We can give you advice on the kind of financial settlement that would be fair and how to effect such an agreement so that each party knows their responsibilities and entitlements.

The legal costs of this will depend on the length of the separation process. However, we can give you an outline of the costs based on the specific facts of your case.