Yes. Chances are that the relationship was broken long before the separation. There are not laws that would prevent a person from dating. However it might have an impact on the outcome of the proceedings if either spouse decides to file for a dissolution of the marriage.
You need to seek legal advice as there is a Statute of Limitations on two people being separated. You also have the right to file for divorce and do not have to wait for the other person to file.
to have a divorce the people that are married need to be together atleast a year. after that year they can file for divorce and have to stay apart without any affairs in till the judge has finalized the statement.
If you are legally separated, you are free to see other people. South Carolina divorce does use adultery as one of the grounds options, but dating while you are separated is not adultery.
Yes, legally you could date other people as long as you are separated and waiting on a divorce. However, it's important to consider the emotional impact of dating on yourself and others involved in the situation. Always make sure to understand the legal implications in your jurisdiction before pursuing other relationships.
Separated? -- NO. Divorced? -- Depends. Depends if it's a 'scriptural' divorce or not. And then the 'scriptural' divorce needs to be legally handled; before any other dating or courtship can resume .
Not necessarily - if you decided you are separated and seeing other people then no. If you are just taking time to see where things are and are cheating during that time then really you have found your answer - you should not be married as really if you still want to be with that person separated or not and the possibility of getting back together you should not and would not cheat.
No. The couple is legally married until they have been granted a divorce. That means they are legally entitled to each other's estate in the case of death.
separated in any state of the country.
You are two people who are married to each other who are separated.
You can see people the day you file your divorce papers in Lousiana.
The person filing the divorce, would file in the state they are a resident in.
When me an my ex-wife separated it was two more years before we finalized a divorce. We both dated people during that time. She was even pregnant with another guys baby and had it while we were still legally married - I had to put in the decree that I wasn't legally obligated to support the child, but other than that, the actual act of us dating/sleeping with other people didn't have any effect on the divorce. The reason for divorce on the papers reads: "separated for an extended period" or some such. Nothing about being unfaithful or anything like that since it all happend after the separation. Of course we were still kind of friends with each other, and didn't hate each other. I suppose one of us could have made it harder on the other if we had so chosen, but since we didn't even try going down that path I couldn't say one way or the other.AnswerI would wait, myself.