In the state of California, a legal separation agreement is regarded as a substitute for divorce. The legal processes for legal separation and divorce are similar in nature, in the sense that in case you cannot mutually agree on issues, a family court will interfere and take decisions for the two of you. Also, any order that is issued by the judge in case of legal separation will be similarly effective as in case of the orders issued during divorce. But the main difference between divorce and legal separation is that - at the end of a legal separation spouses...