"A married couple can separate informally but if you want to end the marriage formally, you will need to go to court and get divorced. Both partners have a right to stay in the home until either there has been a divorce or the court has ordered one partner to leave."


If unmarried here, then the separation can be done without intervention but... "The court does have power to make orders relating to the care of the children." Interesting. I wonder how long it will be before the state has more say.