If you are legally separated you are still legally married.
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 .
Technically yes. It is illegal to be married to two people (that is bigamy). And the fact that you have been legally separated, although a distinct legal status, means that you are STILL MARRIED. You are able to get engaged (because you are technically single) but you should be aware that being separated is not being divorced.
Once married, you remain so until you die or are legally separated (divorced). Just being separate (apart) is not enough to be "unmarried",
Legal Separation and Divorce are two different entities. The amount of time that you are legally separated from your spouse does not necessarily affect the divorce proceeding in the sense that you are not divorced after a certain amount of time being separated but it can help with the separation of assets. By this I mean that during the time you are legally separated that is when the economic community ends.
A married couple would not be able to sue each other for child support if not separated or divorced. A judge would have no reason to sign an order for child support on these grounds.
Legally, you transition from being divorced to being single once the divorce is finalized and officially recognized by the court. This typically happens when the divorce decree is issued.
Being single means never having been married, while being divorced means having legally ended a marriage through a court process.
Being single means never having been married, while being divorced means having been married and legally ending the marriage through a divorce process.
Yes it is possible that you can be punished for adultery under UCMJ regardless of being legally separated or not! Only way of being a 100 percent sure this doesn't happen is to wait for any relationship of any kind til the divorce has been finalized and you are single again!
Being divorced means legally ending a marriage, while being single means not currently in a committed relationship. Divorce involves a legal process and may come with emotional baggage, while being single is a relationship status without the legal implications of divorce.
You can only be legally divorced if you get a legal divorce. It doesn't matter how long you have been separated. Separation only means you are no longer living together. Separation is not divorce. You are still married. What's keeping you from getting a legal divorce? I think you already know you are still legally married. Who is it you are trying to fool...or is it that still being married keeps you from being able to make the kind of commitment that the person you are now with probably wants. Nice safety net for you.. but not very mature. Get a divorce and get on with it.
No. You cannot go about marrying this new person without being tried for bigamy.