You need to divide your money and property. If you want this to be legally binding, you must apply to a court before finalising legal paperwork to divorce or end your civil partnership.
Dividing money and property is different if you’re not married or in a civil partnership.
Ending your marriage
Get a divorce to officially end your marriage.
If you do not want a divorce, you can:
get a legal separation so you can live apart without ending the marriage
annul the marriage if it counts as ‘defective’ or is not legally valid
Ending your civil partnership
You can officially end your civil partnership.
Get a legal separation instead if you want to live apart without ending the civil partnership.