Court dismisses joint property division claim where parties are legally separated but not divorced. Separation alone does not terminate marital property rights. Divorce is required to dissolve the marital property regime.

The court dismissed the plaintiff's claim for joint property division based on the parties' separation. Although the spouses lived apart, they remained legally married without a divorce decree. The court ruled that separation alone does not terminate the statutory marital property regime, requiring a formal divorce to dissolve joint ownership.