how much does a legal separation cost 
if both parties are in agreement don t contest the separation and do not hire a lawyer to create the separation petition the cost of legal separation will only amount to the court filing fee usually around 80 up to over 400 depending on the state 10 in queens county new york for example the cost of filing a separation petition is 210 9 the separation becomes much more expensive if there are issues that need to be resolved through the use of a lawyer 