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Illinois
No-Fault Divorce Form Kit (Not for CookCounty)
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Divorce Law
Illinois
permits no-fault divorce if there has been an irretrievable breakdown
in the marriage and living apart for 2 years. Mutual consent divorces
are permitted if the parties have been living apart for 6 months. It
also permits fault divorces. It is a separate property state. You must
have lived in Illinois for 90 days to obtain a divorce.
Overview of the Divorce Process
Domestic Relations in Illinois
Divorce Law
Illinois permits no-fault divorce if there has been
an irretrievable breakdown in the marriage and living apart for 2
years. Mutual consent divorces are permitted if the parties have been
living apart for 6 months. It also permits fault divorces. It is a
separate property state. You must have lived in Illinois for 90 days
to obtain a divorce.
Overview of the Divorce Process
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Sole or Joint Custody is awarded based on the best interests of the
child. The court takes into account a number of statutory factors.
Property Division
Illinois
is an "equitable distribution" state. Each spouse retains the
non-marital (separate) property that he or she owned prior to the
marriage and any property acquired by gift or inheritance during the
marriage. The court will consider the following factors, without
regard to fault: acquisition or dissipation of the marital property,
including the contribution of each spouse as homemaker or to the
family unit; (2) the value of each spouse's non-marital property; (3)
the economic circumstances of each spouse at the time the division of
property is to become effective, including the desirability of
awarding the family home to the spouse having custody of the children;
(4) the length of the marriage; (5) the age and health of the spouses;
(6) the occupation of the spouses; (7) the amount and sources of
income of the spouses; (8) the vocational skills of the spouses; (9)
the employability of the spouses; (10) the estate, liabilities, and
needs of each spouse and the opportunity of each for further
acquisition of capital assets and income; (11) the federal income tax
consequences of the court's division of the property; (12) any
premarital agreement; (13) liabilities of the spouses; (14) whether
the property award is in stead of or in addition to maintenance; and
(15) any custodial provisions for the children.
[750 Illinois
Compiled Statutes; Chapter 5, Section 503].
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