get a legal seperation agreement signed prior to you (or him) moving out that is the best for both parties. If you can agree on things having one drawn up for you to sign (it must be witnessed) is not that expensive.
jnewman
Dear jwhite:
Greetings. It is legal the moment you stop living together and one of you intends it to be permanent. Since you will have a difficult time proving to a judge that there was no intent on at least one of your parts, better to have an agreement, don’t you think?
I would not leave if I were you - yes, that is abandonment. Talk to an attorney before you do anything else. Thank you.
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My husband and I both agree that we should separate. We are not, however, ready to make it legal as of right now. We are still living together at this moment. He refuses to leave the house and expects me to. What do I need to do? I don’t want my actions to hurt me if we decide to go forward with legal action. (I ideally would want to stay in our house. If I leave, couldn’t he say I abandoned him?