If you and your spouse are getting a divorce and choose to live separately, you are certainly allowed to do so. Many couples do because living together during the divorce process can be stressful and can lead to a lot of conflict, especially when the divorce is based on something like an extramarital affair.
That being said, people sometimes find themselves in a position where their spouse files for divorce and then tells them that they need to leave the house. This person may not have even wanted to get divorced and may not have another place to live. If you find yourself in this position, it is important to remember that your spouse typically does not have the legal ability to kick you out of your own home.
Home ownership
This is why technical homeownership becomes important. For many couples, their path to homeownership involves jointly applying for a mortgage and then buying a home together. They are both on the title and all of the other paperwork. If that is what you and your spouse did, then you own the home jointly, and no one can tell you that you have to leave without a court order.
Things can be a little more complicated if you do not own the home. Maybe it is a separate asset that your spouse purchased before the marriage, and then they allowed you to move in after the wedding. In a case like this, your spouse may be able to ask you to leave during the divorce. But if you jointly own the home, they cannot force you out.
Complicated divorce cases
Issues like this can make a divorce more contentious and complicated. You must understand exactly what legal options you have.