Legal Separation

Legal Separation Agreements in Los Angeles

Attorneys at our Los Angeles family law firm, Stolar & Associates, are focused on helping our clients find the most appropriate solution when a marriage or domestic partnership is breaking down. There are a number of situations in which our lawyers might advise a client to consider legal separation rather than filing for divorce. If you would like to speak with a member of the firm about your specific situation please contact our L.A. office and arrange for a free consultation.

What is legal separation?

Legal separation deals with all practical elements of divorce: division of marital property, possession of the family home, child custody, visitation, and child and spousal support. The agreement does not cover those elements in the event of the death of one spouse. For that reason our attorneys may suggest that the legal separation later be redrafted as a petition for divorce.

Legal separation for new California residents

California requires a person filing for divorce to have been a resident of the state for six months. If you have recently moved to the state you can, however, immediately file for legal separation. A lawyer from Stolar & Associates can help you design a legal separation agreement that quickly and cost-effectively translates into a divorce agreement when you have met the residency requirement for filing for divorce.

Legal separation to allow for marital reconciliation

It is our goal to help your family in every way we can. If you realize you need to leave your current relationship but want to preserve an avenue for reconciliation, our attorneys may suggest legal separation. The move may bring you and your spouse to a point where you can (possibly with the help of a family counselor) work out differences. On the other hand you may realize after a period of separation that your marriage is irretrievably broken and you are ready to file for divorce.

Call 310.288.1828 or e-mail our Los Angeles firm to speak with a lawyer about legal separation. Our attorneys serve clients throughout Southern California, including Ventura County, San Bernardino County, Riverside County, Orange County, Torrance, Pomona, Santa Clarita, Beverly Hills, and Pasadena from our Beverly Hills, office.

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At Stolar & Associates Los Angeles divorce lawyers represent clients throughout Los Angeles County, the San Fernando Valley, and the Inland Empire of Southern California, including those in Los Angeles County: Agoura Hills, Alhambra, Arcadia, Artesia, Avalon, Azusa, Baldwin Park, Bell, Bell Gardens, Bellflower, Beverly Hills, Bradbury, Brentwood, Burbank, Calabasas, Carson, Cerritos, Claremont, Commerce, Compton, Covina, Cudahy, Culver City, Diamond Bar, Downey, Duarte, El Monte, El Segundo, Gardena, Glendale, Glendora, Hawaiian Gardens, Hawthorne, Hermosa Beach, Hidden Hills, Huntington Park, Industry, Inglewood, Irwindale, La Canada Flintridge, La Mirada, La Puente, La Verne, Lakewood, Lancaster, Lawndale, Lomita, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Lynwood, Malibu, Manhattan Beach, Maywood, Monrovia, Montebello, Monterey Park, Norwalk, Palmdale, Palos Verdes Estates, Paramount, Pasadena, Pico Rivera, Pomona, Rancho Palos Verdes, Redondo Beach, Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates, Rosemead, San Dimas, San Fernando, San Gabriel, San Marino, Santa Clarita, Santa Fe Springs, Santa Monica, Sierra Madre, Signal Hill, South El Monte, South Gate, South Pasadena, Temple City, Thousand Oaks, Torrance, Vernon, Walnut, West Covina, West Hollywood, Westlake Village, and Whittier; Ventura County: Agoura Hills, Camarillo, Fillmore, Moorpark, Ojai, Oxnard, Port Hueneme, San Buenaventura (Ventura), Santa Paula, Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks, Ventura, and Westlake Village; San Bernardino County: Adelanto, Apple Valley, Barstow, Big Bear Lake, Blythe, Chino, Chino Hills, Colton, Fontana, Grand Terrace, Hesperia, Highland, Loma Linda, Montclair, Needles, Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga, Redlands, Rialto, San Bernardino, Upland, Victorville, Yucaipa, and Yucca Valley; Riverside County: Banning, Beaumont, Blythe, Calimesa, Canyon Lake, Cathedral City, Coachella, Corona, Desert Hot Springs, Hemet, Indian Wells, Indio, La Quinta, Lake Elsinore, Moreno Valley, Murrieta, Norco, Palm Desert, Palm Springs, Perris, Rancho Mirage, Riverside, San Jacinto, and Temecula; and Orange County: Aliso Viejo, Anaheim, Brea, Buena Park, Costa Mesa, Cypress, Dana Point, Fountain Valley, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Irvine, La Habra, La Habra Heights, La Palma, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Lake Forest, Los Alamitos, Mission Viejo, Newport Beach, Orange, Placentia, Rancho Santa Margarita, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Santa Ana, Seal Beach, Stanton, Tustin, Villa Park, Westminster, and Yorba Linda, CA.