Can a person start dating after legal separation or does he/she have to wait for divorce?

25. June 2008, 10:59 UhrLaw & Ethicsadmin
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country chick asked:


Once a couple are legally seperated, can they start dating other people or is it best to wait until the divorce is final? Could one spose use it against the other during the divorce if the other started dating? For instance, man and woman seperate, man starts dating this girl he’s been friends with for years. when the divorce is filed, could the woman use this against the man?

11 comments:

  1. annelieseclancey, 27. June 2008, 14:20

    if ur legally seperated u can date

     
  2. Joey K, 28. June 2008, 14:32

    Ha ha, aww, how sweet. People have sex with other people DURING marriage! Of course you can date- whenever you want. If people can do crap like that during marriage, there is nobody gonna stop them during a separation.

     
  3. Linda B, 29. June 2008, 13:26

    If it’s a messy divorce I would wait, it’s unlikely she could use it against you, but just to be safe, try being very very secret…..

     
  4. ~Luvn my attitude~Miss Thang~, 2. July 2008, 7:14

    u can date whenever u want. wat would be the problem? people date more than 3 people at a time sometimes when they’re also married to another woman adn have kids! One guy I heard about had 2 seperate families. He had the families on oposite sides of the city he lived in. He had a wife on one side with 3 kids and a girlfriend on the other with 1 kid. I know its terrible but people can date and cheat as they please.

     
  5. Ol' Sasquatch, 4. July 2008, 2:18

    Not a Lawyer here, but …

    IMHO, I cannot see that it makes a difference! You could be dating her WHILE you are still married! It just makes you uncaring!

    Hope this helps,

    The Ol’ Sasquatch Ü

     
  6. velvet.kevorkian, 5. July 2008, 17:50

    Since when is there a law against dating?

     
  7. floydhonkie, 6. July 2008, 18:52

    Laws vary from state to state. In Virginia it is considered adultery if someone starts dating before the divorce is fanal, and this can be used in court.

     
  8. bufsabre666, 9. July 2008, 8:34

    you can date whenever you want, you dont even need to be legaly seperated, theres no gov’t laws on such matters, other than that its all how you feel

     
  9. Kevin k, 12. July 2008, 4:17

    You can date while still together, although that usually leads to divorce. It is usually best to wait until the divorce is finalized; even if it was the cause of the procedings.

     
  10. j, 13. July 2008, 9:22

    It is not illegal to date during a marriage or even during legal separation- it is immoral, however. Therefore, one can not use it as evidence in a court of law. If one is legally separated, he can date as much as he wants, but it would be advisable not to flaunt it to his spouse.

     
  11. RUDOLPH M, 16. July 2008, 3:02

    Here in California people start to date while they are still married. It can not be used against you here, we have what is call No Fault Divorces.