We really don’t have legal separation in New Jersey.
A legal separation is basically a divorce without the final step.
You’ve addressed, custody parenting time, child support, alimony, if any, and you’ve done all of the equitable distribution that’s necessary.
You’ve signed an agreement which controls how you live from that point forward, but you haven’t taken that final, formal step of going to court and getting divorced.
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