LEGAL WORD
Judicial separation
Legal term · Family law
Judicial separation
- Type: Legal term
- Area of law: Family law
1 What it means
A court order allowing spouses to live apart without ending the marriage.
2 Use it in a sentence
They chose judicial separation instead of divorce.
3 Make it stick
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