If I am not living with my spouse can I date or will it affect my divorce settlement

From a legal standpoint, parties can date after separation, or even before separation for that matter, and it will not affect your family law case in most instances. If there are children involved, getting new parties involved in the children’s lives is not a good idea. Do not introduce new parties to the children as it will only cause problems in most instances and it can impact the custody and parenting orders. From a practical standpoint, nothing sets off a soon to be ex spouse more than a new party dating their soon to be former spouse. It can heighten emotions and make settlement more difficult.