I'm not sure what the rules are either. I started out in Newcomers although I was already Separated. I moved to Separated in January and then here when I found out my wife had filed for D.
I guess to me Surviving starts with surviving the process then surviving the actual end result.
Deep down I pray that I'll someday find myself in Piecing or Divorced But Not Done.
My guess though is this is my final stop.
Lots more people in this forum than Separated.
Me: 47, Ds 17-13, D final 6-11 http://tinyurl.com/yk4e2tz http://tiny.cc/thread2 http://tinyurl.com/ydtphqu http://tinyurl.com/thread4 http://tinyurl.com/3sm78k6 http://tinyurl.com/thread6