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In Virginia, when you separate, you make a decision to stop cohabitating. Cohabitation is a fancy legal word that basically encompasses everything it means to live together as husband and wife. (and, as you can probably imagine, it deals with a lot more than just sex). There isn’t any paperwork to file to have a legal separation; you just have to form the intent to end the marriage and then, at that point, stop cohabitating. Then, you are officially separated. Why does it matter? Well, in order … [Read more...]