Under Iowa law, married couples can legally separate by filing a Petition for Separate Maintenance without getting an actual divorce. The couple agrees to all of the same terms they would agree to in a divorce and a Separation Agreement is prepared. The court accepts the Agreement when a Separate Maintenance Decree is filed. The Decree lets the court decide all of the same issues that are decided in an actual divorce case. You would […]
Legal Separation Agreements–Will the Court uphold them if you go through a divorce? The answer is..Maybe..
By Shannon Simpson Aug 25, 2017 Posted in Articles