Dating during legal separation

You do not have to leave the house to separate (but it helps) if your partner tries to take your life).

There are exceptions to this year of separation in radical cases (e.g. For example, if you separate on June 12, 2019, and still wish to divorce one year later, on Jyou are free to file for divorce in Germany. It therefore stipulates that there must be a waiting period of one year ( Trennungsjahr) between separation and divorce. The aim of German law is to make sure that you are serious and that this is not just a spur-of-the-moment decision. Can I just separate and file for divorce at once? In 99% of the cases the answer would be “no”. Here is a short introduction into some of the most important things you should know about separation and divorce in Germany.