Permanent or life-long maintenance (formerly referred to as “alimony”) may be awarded to a spouse in an Illinois divorce. Unlike child support, there is not a statutory formula for calculating the amount of maintenance to be paid. When deciding the amount and duration...
In Illinois divorce cases, the term "maintenance" refers to spousal support and used to be known as "alimony." The Illinois legislature created a guiding formula to calculate a minimum amount of child support. However, the legislature did not provide such a formula...
One of the most complex issues in a Chicago divorce is that of maintenance ("alimony"). How much maintenance or alimony is paid? Is it paid temporarily or permanently? If you are divorcing in Illinois, imagine you agree to pay your former spouse a fixed amount of...
If you have a spouse that does not report his or her income, it could have severe negative effects should you get divorced. Your spouse may demand alimony, referred to as "maintenance" in Illinois, by claiming his or her income is significantly less than it really is....