Dear smartiepants:
Greetings. As long as one of you had the intent to remain permanently separated when you moved out in September 2003, then you were legally separated.
Legal separation in North Carolina is the date that one of the spouse’s moves out of the marital residence and one of the parties intends the separation to be permanent. Best of luck.
Janet L. Fritts
Attorney with Rosen Divorce
4101 Lake Boone Trail, Suite 500
Raleigh, North Carolina 27607
RosenDivorce.com
919-787-6668
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