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Separation isn't rocket science, whether you're married or not. You don't need any court papers or a written agreement to end the relationship, you don't need to see a lawyer or a judge, and there's no such thing as a "legal separation" in British Columbia.
A couple are separated once one or both spouses decides that the relationship is over, announces that <span class="noglossary">decision</span> to the other spouse, and ends the marriage-like aspects of their relationship, such as sleeping together, eating together, doing household chores for each other , and so forth.
You and your spouse do not have to both agree that the relationship is over to separate. That's a <span class="noglossary">decision</span> that only one of you needs to make to end the relationship.
[[Category:Marriage, Separation & Divorce]]
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