Separated two years but living together - does it count??

DSmiffy

Hi, just a quickie, filing divorce papers on the grounds of separation for more than two years, for but that whole time we still lived in the same house.
Does that still count as separation??
We are living separate lives etc.
Thanks for any advice

Robin_TBW

Doubt it. You haven't separated technically.

elletee

Hi

Not sure what the rules are on posting other forums - but http://www.wikivorce.com/divorce/ was a great help when I was doing my own divorce.

x

Oh and I lived with my ex for 2 years. I did then move (when we'd eventually sold the house) and divorced a month later - there was no questions re the 2 years

InsideInsurance

One person always divorces the other, the reason for the divorce doesnt go on the divorce certificate. Rather than risk the separation one (https://www.gov.uk/divorce/grounds-for-divorce actually says living apart) then why not just say unreasonable behaviour or adultary against the other just to get the matter done?

Mojisola

DSmiffy wrote: »

Hi, just a quickie, filing divorce papers on the grounds of separation for more than two years, for but that whole time we still lived in the same house.
Does that still count as separation??
We are living separate lives etc.

Don't know the legal situation re divorce but lots of people house share without being thought of as being in a relationship.

As long as you separated all your finances, etc, over two years ago, I would hope the law allows this.

Lilith1980

When we split, I had to put on the forms that we lived separately, in separate rooms, ate separately etc - that seemed fine and it all went through ok.

sportbeth

I looked into this as I split with my ex 18 months ago but decided we were over 6 months before that and we both started making plans.

I think the rules dictate that you should be living entirely separate lives under one roof, separate affairs, bank accounts etc but I've put on my paperwork that 6 months was spent splitting all the assets and buying a house. You obviously need to have been living in separate bedrooms as well!

Some of the forums I read said that this was fine to do so you should be ok as long as you can demonstrate a reason for staying under the same roof for so long. Eg If one of you was studying for example or awaiting a job relocation then there's a good reason.

londonsurrey

sportbeth wrote: »

I looked into this as I split with my ex 18 months ago but decided we were over 6 months before that and we both started making plans.

I think the rules dictate that you should be living entirely separate lives under one roof, separate affairs, bank accounts etc but I've put on my paperwork that 6 months was spent splitting all the assets and buying a house. You obviously need to have been living in separate bedrooms as well!

Some of the forums I read said that this was fine to do so you should be ok as long as you can demonstrate a reason for staying under the same roof for so long. Eg If one of you was studying for example or awaiting a job relocation then there's a good reason.

Apparently this kind of situation is on the rise, as the housing shortage coupled with the economic crisis means that the population generally finds it increasingly difficult to move.