If you have been seperated for 10 years from your spouse are you divorced ?
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If you have been seperated for 10 years from your spouse are you divorced ?
Asked on October 1, 2012 under Family Law, Tennessee
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Under the laws of all states in this country if a married couple has separated and there is no court order decree stating that this couple is divorced, the couple is still deemed married under the eyes of the law no matter for how long they have been separated.
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