Do I Need a Legal Separation to Move Out of the House?
Divorce attorney Rock Rocheleau discusses if you need a legal separation to move out of the house. You can move out of our house without a legal separation. You are not abandoning your spouse or community property if you move out. You do not need any legal document to move out of your house.
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Either party can leave the home at any time, however you would have the obligation to maintain community property. Divorce attorney Meredith Weiner explains in this video that as long as the spouse can afford a second residence and still afford to maintain the marital residence they can move wherever they would like.

Divorce attorney Rock Rocheleau explains how the courts use an A/B list to divide property. The courts will have one party write out two lists of personal property. There will be an A list and a B list. It is important that the property is equally divided on the lists because the second party will get to choose which list they prefer.