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By Jennifer Paine

Attorney, Cordell & Cordell

When I give legal separation advice for men, I tell them a trial separation is usually not a good idea. However, if you find yourself in a separation, you need to protect yourself.

My other divorce article explained what you should not do during your trial separation. In this article on marriage separation advice we'll look at five things you should do during a trial separation.

By Jennifer Paine

Attorney, Cordell & Cordell

The recent news of Arnold Schwarzenegger's "love child" has glossed over a far more common and problematic issue in his situation that you are more likely to face – a trial separation.

When clients come to me for legal separation advice, I tell them a trial separation is a break - from your spouse, from "it all" - to determine whether you are just going through a low point in your marriage or you should divorce.

At first blush, it sounds like a good idea. No one wants to spend money divorcing needlessly, particularly when money is in short supply to begin with.

But, if you are not careful, that separation to help you determine whether to divorce can snowball into the biggest problem in your divorce.

Here is some separation advice for men on what you should not do during your trial separation.

Written by Molly Murphy, Cordell & Cordell, PC   

 You have separated or broken up, and you are facing life without the partner who has helped you raise your child.  The one thing you can both agree on is that you love your child.  Hopefully you can both agree that you want what is best for your child.  As you know, you both may have very different ideas on what that is.  The following are some ground rules you should live by for your child’s sake: