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Sorry to hijack, but do others have experience with such ideas when the initial separation is going to be under the same roof?

W will be moving into guest bedroom... as precursor to moving out...

Hi Alex,

I have always been a bit confused about this. What exactly does "Separated under the same roof" mean? As I understand it, where I live "Separation" has no legal status. You are either married or you are not.

So "Separated under the same roof" means you are still married, and still living in the same house, but (and still) not no longer intimate, and no longer sleeping in the same bedrooms. How is this any different from how most of us are living today?

Are you planning to start the split custody arrangements while you are still living together? If not, as far as the kids go, nothing really changes. You could explain the separate bedrooms to the kids in a number of ways.

Are one or both of you planning to date while "separated" but still living together? -- Now that would drive me completely crazy. I'd have to draw a boundary there.