Trennung

Trennung is a German noun that denotes the act or result of separating something into parts, or of parting from someone. The term is used in everyday language as well as in technical, legal, and scientific contexts.

In personal life, Trennung commonly refers to the end of a romantic relationship or the decision to live apart. A couple may undergo a Trennung without immediately dissolving their marriage; in many jurisdictions “getrennt leben” describes a state of living separately, which can influence later divorce proceedings or maintenance claims. A breakup or separation can have emotional, financial, and social consequences for those involved.

In family law, Trennung can denote the formal state of spouses living apart before or during divorce. Some systems recognize Eheliche Trennung or getrennt lebend as prerequisites for divorce and subsequent alimony, property settlement, and child custody arrangements. The precise legal effects vary by jurisdiction and court decisions.

In science and general usage, Trennung also means the separation of substances or objects into their components, as in chemistry (Trennverfahren such as filtration, distillation, chromatography) and in other domains where a division into parts is required. The term also appears in phrases describing segmentation or division in organizational, linguistic, or computational contexts.