How do reconciliations after we separated affect the 12 month period
If you reconciled after your separation and were reconciled for 3 months or more, then the 12 month period starts after the reconciliation.
If you were reconciled for less than 3 months, you can usually add up the period before the reconciliation and the period after the reconciliation to make the total of at least 12 months.
Effectively this means , if you reconcile and are together for more than 3 months, the time clock starts running again once you separate the final time.
If you reconcile, but decide within 3 months to separate and do so, you can use the time period before you reconciled as part of the 12 month period.
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