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===New spousal relationships===
If you are separated from your married spouse, you are still married and will continue to be married to that person until you get divorced. If you start a new romantic relationship while separated from your married spouse, your new partner can become your ''unmarried spouse'' if:
#you live with the new person for less than two years but have a child with the person.
This carries some important consequences. If you find that you're married but in a new relationship that qualifies as a spousal relationship:
#you may have an obligation to pay child support for your new partner's children as a stepparent;
#you will have an obligation to support any children you and your new partner have together;
#you may have an obligation to pay spousal support to your new partner, should you separate; and.,
#there may be a requirement to share family property and family debt with your new partner, should you separate.