The same exact set of issues must be addressed in legal separation as in a divorce, and so a legal separation is not an easier or different process in any way. The main difference is that a divorce is permanent, whereas a legal separation is temporary and can be reversed. At the end of your divorce, you are legally single and able to remarry or conduct your life as you desire. A legal separation alternatively does not terminate your marriage status, and so you remain legally married and not able to marry another person.