Desaulnier v. Desaulnier

A legal separation in this state, originally authorized by Laws 1909, c. 68, has “the effect of a divorce” only to the extent provided by statute and is synonymous with a limited divorce. Veino v. Veino, 96 N. H. 439, 440. A legal separation differs from an absolute divorce (R. L., c. 339, s. 6) in that the parties are not “free to marry any third person” (R. L., c. 339, s. 24), the name of the wife cannot be changed (s. 25) and the parties may at any time resume marital relations after filing a written declaration of such resumption with the Clerk of the Superior Court for the county in…