sentences:  In Canada, the terms "legal separation" or "judicial separation" are often used informally to describe a situation of "de facto" separation, where the couple has formalized certain agreements or entered into a contract.However, this situation is different from the "specific legal status" of legal/judicial separation, which exists only in some jurisdictions, and requires filing the courts for it.For example, there is no such thing as legal separation in Canada, but the term ‘legal separation’ has gained widespread use to describe the contract that is created between two spouses at the time of their separation.