It is essential for the plaintiff to be the resident of the Illinois for three months before the case is filed. Papers can be submitted into the counties of either of the spouses.
There are many reasons that are becoming the basis of numerous divorces in Illinois. All these reasons can be classified into two main categories namely fault based divorces and no-fault based divorces. Following causes have been most commonly observed:
Court can give the custody of the child on the basis of either sole parent custody or joint custody. Before taking any decision, judge may have a look on following determinants:
To grant a joint custody, courts may also look into:
In this regard, parents are required to sign a Join Parenting Agreement that defines the rights and duties of each parent for the best nurture of child.
This state is an equitable property state that gives rights to spouses to retain their separate properties before the marriage. However, all marriage property is divided into two equal parts considering following factors:
Court can ask either of the two spouses to pay alimony to the other spouse. However, faults and reasons of the divorces are not made the base of its decision. Considerable factors for this are:
Illinois can get the maintenance either from one spouse or both for the benefits of child. They consider following in this regard:
If court feels any chance of reconciliation, then it requests for the mediation courses for the parents. Same can also be asked by either of spouses.
There is no need of a lawyer when applying for divorce in the state of Illinois. A divorce case which is filed without any help of an attorney in any of the states is known as Pro Se Divorce.
Literally, Pro Se is a Latin phrase and it means "on her or his own". Process of getting the divorce without the help of lawyer may vary from one State to another. These types of divorces are perfectly legal and enforceable in Illinois, and are actually very convenient. Usually, once settlements have been made regarding property distribution and custody matters among the spouses in case of a mutual divorce, Pro Se Divorces are filed.
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