I have been married to an I.M. for 5 years, we have 1 child together and 1 from a prev relationship. I am seeking divorce.

I would agree that you should hire a lawyer to help you with this. Filing for a divorce will not necessarily mean that he will get deported. He...

Is it okay to spend a relative large amount of money before getting a divorce?

If you spent the money for purposes unrelated to the marriage at a point in time when the marriage began breaking down, the Court could find that...

What constitutes a marital property? I was married for 3 months and my spouse had no in one he lived on my salary,in my apt.

Marital property is any property acquired during the marriage (unless you acquired it through an exception in section 503 which makes it...

If I were to file for divorce and were to win the lottery a month later, would my wife have the right to claim half of it?

I believe there is a case on point regarding this issue, though it may not be an Illinois case. But if marital funds were used to purchase the...

How are properties divided in the divorce?

Generally speaking, any property you acquired before the marriage is your non-marital property (unless you commingled it with marital property, or...

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My advice would be to open up another account in your name alone and put your income in there and use that account to take the bills. Then take...

My husband moved away from the house about 6 months ago and I would like to file a divorce.

Yes in my opinion you will have to disclose the sale and the amount of proceeds derived from the sale because your spouse could have a claim to a...

Can I get attorney's fees from my child's father?

There are cases which say you can recover interim attorneys' fees in paternity cases. However, you sill would need to show that you have an...

Paying Attorney Fees for Ex-

You can request a hearing and request to see the bills, invoices, etc to see what was billed and what was paid.

If my ex helped me financially and then later decides he wants to apply that money toward child support, is that legal?

You should hire a lawyer for this. This is a more complicated situation than it may seem to you. There are cases dealing with this issue...