Separation of bodies and de facto separation: what differences?
Verified 17 May 2023 - Legal and Administrative Information Directorate (Prime Minister)
The body separation is a procedure provided for by law and which concerns only married couples. She allows spouses to remain married while being allowed to no longer live together.
The de facto separation does not exist in the law. It's a situation in which the spouses choose not to live together anymore. All obligations related to marriage remain. The duty of cohabitation still exists, even if the spouses have chosen to live separately.
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