Separation & Annulment

A judgment of separation may be issued when irreconcilable differences between the parties have caused the temporary or unlimited breakdown of the marriage.
It is possible to divide assets and obtain a support order with a legal separation.
Because the spouses are still married after a separation, they may continue will their same insurance policy if desired.

The main difference between a legal separation and a divorce is that spouses are still married after a legal separation.
Divorce is unending, and legal separation may last for a specified period of time (such as one or two years) or until further action is sought in court (months, years or decades).
A legal separation may be converted to a divorce anytime before two years from the legal separation with no extra filing fee. A legal separation may be converted to a divorce later than two years after the legal separation as well, but you will have to pay another court filing fee

A judgment of annulment cancels the marriage, almost as though it never occurred.
Under Oregon law, a marriage may be annulled when a party was incapable of entering into or consenting to marriage because he or she was not of legal age or lacked sufficient understanding or a party’s consent to the marriage was obtained by force or fraud.
A marriage may also be annulled when a party to a marriage was married to someone else at the time of the marriage or if there was a procedural defect in the way the marriage was officiated or witnessed.

The process for obtaining a legal separation or an annulment through ASOSU Student Legal Services is similar to dissolution of marriage. The fees are also the same, and are each $260.
You will only be required to wait 30 days from the date your spouse signs the Acceptance of Service (or is personally served) before a judge will sign the judgment of separation or annulment, assuming your spouse does not file a formal response to your petition.

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