QUESTION
do u have to have a legal separation to dissolve a marriage if u havn''t lived/been together for over 8 yrs?
Asked on Oct 29th, 2011 on Divorce - Ohio
More details to this question:
we have adult childern, no joint property or accts. we do not want anything from one another except to dissolve the marriage.
1 ANSWER
Domestic Relations Attorney serving Mason, OH
Partner at
Kirkland & Sommers Co., L.P.A.
Marriage is a contract and despite living separate and apart for nearly a decade, the contract still remains. Only the action of a court can terminate a valid marriage contract.
Answered on Nov 01st, 2011 at 12:57 PM