I have prepared a separation agreement between my wife and me. If we both sign the agreement before a notary public, is the a...
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The State of Michigan we do not have anything that is specifically called a legal separation where you file a paper and you are immediately legally separated, nor are you required to be separated to file for a Michigan divorce. There is no specific Michigan law regarding separation. However an action for separate maintenance can be pursued in Michigan. A "Separate Maintenance" action is basically what most people think of when they mean a legal separation in Michigan. The procedure for obtaining a Judgment of Separate Maintenance in Michigan is practically the same as the procedure for a divorce, but when a Judgment of Separate Maintenance is entered you are divorced from everything except the bounds of matrimony. You cannot remarry if you have a Judgment of Separate Maintenance in Michigan. If you receive a Judgment of Separate Maintenance in Michigan and then later decide you do want a divorce, you will generally need to start a new case.