What is the point of a marital separation?

I think if someone goes so far as to get legally separated, the marriage is done. It just costs more. taking a break from each other to sort things out can sometimes help but if you start involving the courts and all...it is usually over at that point. communication and trust are so broken at that point.

My views are this. It gives the couple time apart to think without pressure from the other one. It also gives a bit of independence. For instance, you may think you want to have it all over with but then after being alone and thinking things through decide that your marriage is worth working on. It's just a basic cooling off period in my view and good for getting your head together. You should never jump into a divorce, just as you shouldn't jump into a marriage.

A legal separation is very important for the security that you are no longer responsible for your spouses debts. It frees you name.

I'm sure the reasons and the purpose of seperation vary greatly from couple to couple. I can only guess at a couple of possible reasons. You can think of it as a marital "time-out". Sometimes people think they can't be married to this person any more, but they haven't really thought things through entirely and they really have no idea of what things would really be like if they got divorced. A separation could be a way for them to have a little space away from eachother for a while in order to "decompress" and recover from some of the open wounds that they may have. They can also get an idea of what life is really like without their spouse before they make that final decision to end the marriage completely. I'm not sure if that was one reason or a few reasons wrapped into one paragraph!

Legal separation is the first move of many couples who plan to end up their marriage. They are open to have someone to love but they can't be married again. In this case, if the partner found someone to be with as their new partner and they propose for married, that is the time the legal separation will be seconded to divorce for final decision of the court.

Really, I don't understand this separation thing. If you are having problems in your marriage and you want to work things out... why separate? Stay the course, communicate and be honest to yourselves and each other about what is going on and discuss ways and means to help you through it. It would not happen over night and there will be some painful days and nights but you have to decide id it is worth it to find out if you have something to save. If you are separating knowing that you want to get out then why hide behind separation?