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Quick Answer Legal separation and divorce are similar legal processes but differ in one critical way: a legal separation does not end the marriage, while a divorce does. Both result in court orders about property division, debt allocation, child custody, child support, and spousal support. After a divorce, both spouses…

Quick Answer An annulment in California is a court order declaring that a marriage was never legally valid. This differs from divorce, which ends a valid marriage. California recognizes two types of annulments: void marriages and voidable marriages. Void marriages, governed by California Family Code section 2200 and section 2201,…