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Información Legal: Wyoming

Divorcio

Actualizada: 
1 de abril de 2024

Can I file for a legal separation?

If you have the grounds to file for a divorce, you may choose instead to file for a legal separation. This is done by filing a complaint in the same manner as for a divorce but asking to be allowed to live separately from your spouse rather than to be divorced.1 The judge in a case for separation has the power to decide issues of custody, alimony, child support, and the division of property. The judge also has the option of imposing a time limit on the separation, or of making it permanent.2

Getting an order of separation means that your marriage is still valid, which some people prefer for religious or personal reasons. If you get an order of separation, you may file to end it at a later date if you change your mind and want to resume living with your spouse.2

1 Wyo. Stat. § 20-2-106(a)
2 Wyo. Stat. § 20-2-106(c)