After 5yrs of marriage, I decide to divorce my husband due to differences in our personality, characters which led to communication breakdown. I read and realized that I have no ground to file for an immediate divorce. I was wondering if I opt for separation to be filed, can I date it 3yrs back so that I still can go ahead with the divorce immediately or the 3yrs separation period can only occur after 3yrs of marriage? How will the paperwork be done in this case? We are in the midst of selling our flat (waiting for payment from HDB), is it better to file for the divorce now or wait till cash have been collected? Can we split the money ourselves instead of having the court to decide for us?