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en-wikipedia-org-8237		Legal separation - Wikipedia			.html	text/html	2421	269	59	In some legal jurisdictions, including certain countries, it can be difficult to get a full and final divorce, but if the spouses are already separated a mensa et thoro for an extended period of time (for example, three years), the court may decide to grant a full and final divorce. Before the introduction of the Judicial Separation and Family Law Reform Act 1989, the only means of judicial separation available in the Republic of Ireland was to seek a decree of divorce a mensa et thoro. The marriage has broken down to the extent that the court is satisfied in all the circumstances that a normal marital relationship has not existed between the spouses for a period of at least one year immediately preceding the date of the application.[7] Article 63 of the Family Code enumerates the following concrete effects of a decree of legal separation:[15]	./cache/en-wikipedia-org-8237.html	./txt/en-wikipedia-org-8237.txt