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Now, to be fair, what people often mean by "legal separation" is a ''separation agreement''. That's something else altogether. A separation agreement is a contract that people use to record their agreement about things like how the children will be cared for, how their property will be shared, and how child support and spousal support will be paid. Separation agreements aren't always useful, they're not required by the law, and you can't be forced to sign a separation agreement.
You can find more information about separation agreements in the chapter [[Family Law Agreements]], in the section [[Agreements after Separation]]. You can find out more about preparing to separate in [[How Do I Prepare for Separation?]], located in the Helpful Guides & Common Questions part of this resource. Look under for topics under the [[JP Boyd on Family Law - Helpful Guides and Common Questions#Marriage, Separation & Divorce | Marriage, Separation and Divorce]] heading.
===The date of separation===