QUESTION
Do I have to file a legal separation from my husband before I can file for a divorce?
Asked on Dec 13th, 2021 on Divorce - South Carolina
More details to this question:
My husband I separated the beginning of September this year. I moved out and moved in with my parents in GA. Do i have to wait a full year before I can petition for a divorce and do I need to file a legal separation?
1 ANSWER
File your action immediately, begin resolving all of the financial issues related to the marriage, resolve all issues of custody or visitation, and then you will be positioned as quickly as possible for the court in South Carolina to grant the divorce. Waiting simply allows problems to grow larger, assets to be lost or wasted, debts to be incurred that you could be liable to pay, and evidence will be lost.
Fortune favors the bold.
Answered on Jan 12th, 2022 at 6:10 AM
Christopher P. Biering, Esquire Biering Law Firm, PC www.bieringlaw.com