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Legal Separation AgreementsLegal Separation Agreement • December 1st, 2016
In the practice of matrimonial law a “divorce a mensa et thoro” or a “divorce from bed and board” is more commonly known as a legal separation. The statutory authority for the granting of a legal separation is located at § 30-2-40, Code of Alabama (1975). A legal separation differs from an absolute divorce in that the martial status between the parties is not terminated or dissolved. A decree of legal separation shall be entered if the jurisdictional requirements are met, one of the two no-fault grounds is met or one or both parties desire to live separate and apart, and, if applicable, the court has followed Rule 32 of the Alabama Rules of Judicial Administration. The grounds for a decree of legal separation are the same as in a divorce. The terms of the legal separation can be modified only if the parties agree by consent or by court order upon proof of a material change in circumstances.
