Article 61Family Code, Art. 61

After the filing of the petition for legal separation, the spouses shall be entitled to live separately from each other.The court, in the absence of a written agreement between the spouses, shall designate either of them or a third person to administer the absolute community or conjugal partnership property. The administrator appointed by the court shall have the same powers and duties as those of a guardian under the Rules of Court. (104a)