separation period
Mandated cooling-off interval
A separation period is a designated interval during which parties remain apart before something becomes final.
Most commonly, it refers to the time married couples must live separately before a court will grant a divorce: The state requires a one-year separation period.
Employment contracts may specify separation periods between leaving one job and starting with a competitor.
In relationships, a separation period can be an informal trial run before deciding whether to divorce or reconcile.
- estrangementEmotional separation between people
- hiatusBreak in activity
- breakInterrupt continuity
- taking a breakTemporary cessation of activity
- cooling offGradual temperature reduction
apart · distance · emotional distance · waiting · limbo · interim · transition · custody · longing · absence · heartache · adjustment · legal · paperwork · trial · fresh start · alone · reflection
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Formal union between partners
married life · marital union · cohabitation · living together · wedlock
separation periodhoneymoon period
Initial uncritical enthusiasm stage
courtship · reconciliation · reunion · honeymoon phase · getting back together
separation periodcohabitation
Dwelling together unmarried
living together · cohabiting · domestic partnership · joint household · togetherness
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