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social science subjects > economics > applied economics > economics and law > separation: legal
... > contexts > demography > family characteristics > marital status > divorce > cultural sociology of divorce > economics and law > separation: legal
... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > epidemiologic measurements > demography > family characteristics > marital status > divorce > cultural sociology of divorce > economics and law > separation: legal
... > contexts > population characteristics > demography > family characteristics > marital status > divorce > cultural sociology of divorce > economics and law > separation: legal
... > contexts > population characteristics > socioeconomic factors > family characteristics > marital status > divorce > cultural sociology of divorce > economics and law > separation: legal

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separation: legal  

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  • Black's Law Dictionary defines separation as “an arrangement whereby a husband and wife live apart from each other while remaining married, either by mutual consent or judicial decree.” What this really means in application differs from state to state; differences include how one becomes legally separated as well as what the status means for the married parties. One thing is consistent: A legal separation leaves the marriage intact. [Source: Cultural Sociology of Divorce: An Encyclopedia; Separation: Legal]

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