Legal separation divides the assets and debts of a couple, determines custody and visitation rights of their children, sets child and spousal support, but leaves the couple legally married.
Nullity restores a couple to the status of never having been married.
A parentage action establishes who are the parents of a child and determines child custody and visitation. The following information applies to dissolution, Legal Separation, Nullity, Civil Harassment and Domestic Violence. If you feel you cannot afford to pay the filing fee, you may ask the clerk for an application for waiver of court fees. There is no cost for this form. There are two types of restraining orders in family law.