This article was co-authored by Valery Cury. Valery Cury is an Immigration Attorney based in Santa Ana, California. With over seven years of experience, she specializes in affirmative cases. Valery earned her Master’s Degree from Brooklyn Law School and her Bachelor’s Degree in Law from Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra in the Dominican Republic. She is licensed to practice in the State of Connecticut. She’s also a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and the Dominican Bar Association (DBA).
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A legal separation is similar to a temporary divorce, where you are still legally married to your spouse but you have legal arrangements around property, child custody, and child support. Filing for legal separation in Indiana can be difficult emotionally but is fairly straightforward legally, requiring you to create a separation agreement, usually with the help of a lawyer, and then filing the agreement with the court. A legal separation lasts for 1 year so you will need to follow up once the agreement expires to determine next steps for you and your spouse.