A decree of Judicial separation:
(1) Dissolves the Matrimonial bond
(2) Does not dissolve the Matrimonial bond but merely suspends marital rights and obligations during the subsistence of the decree
(3) Mandates that the parties still continue to be husband and wife but not obliged to live together
(4) Provides that if the parties have not resumed co-habitation for a period of one year either party may seek divorce