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Separation consequences
What is everything to think about?
This is what you need to consider in the phase between separation and divorce
When living together no longer works and the relationship fails, it is a drastic event for everyone involved. Disappointment, pain and anger spread. With all the grief, the consequences of a separation must also be considered. Moving out, finances, maintenance issues, consequences for the children: How should everything be settled?
The following overview will help sort out your thoughts.
1. phase: marriage crisis
Search for ways to cope with the crisis, e.g..
at a family counseling center near you via the counseling center guide online
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at a Caritas separation and divorce counseling service
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at a separation and divorce counseling service of pro familia
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at a women's counseling center in NRW
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Get advice on separation and divorce consequences
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Review the income and financial situation
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Screening of all personal documents
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2. phase: separation
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Execute spatial separation of table and bed
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Make agreement on marital home
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Declare time of separation under witnesses or in writing
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Take personal documents with you when you move out (IDs, birth and marriage certificates, employment papers, bank contracts, insurance documents, certificates, bank statements, etc.)
Agreement on separation maintenance
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Regulate visitation rights for the children
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Regulate custody of the children
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Note tax changes
3rd phase: divorce petition
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File divorce petition after the end of the separation year
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Revoke or amend existing will or inheritance agreement
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Change drawing rights on life insurance policies
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4th phase: divorce
Clarify possible claim to post-marital maintenance
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Notice end of co-insurance in the statutory health insurance and also with other insurance or - in the case of civil servants - the entitlement to benefits
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Note tax changes
Name change possible
More informationRelated links
The Ministry of Justice provides detailed information on divorce proceedings and their subsequent decisions.
What is to be considered fiscally in the case of a divorce or dissolution of a registered civil partnership, you can read on the Internet portal of the tax authorities NRW
The brochure "Separation and Divorce" from the Ministry of Justice provides an overview of the divorce process and other legal issues. You can download the PDF free of charge
You can order the guide for contact after separation and divorce for a cost contribution of 3,- Euro. Publishers are the German league for the child in family and society registered association, the German child protection federation registered association and the federation of however-educating mothers and fathers registered association
