Following the end of a marriage, the spouse who has greater financial means may be ordered to pay support (alimony) to their former partner. In Illinois, alimony is most often...

Depending on the length of a marriage and the financial prospects of each party, following a divorce - one spouse may be ordered to pay the other maintenance, also commonly...

Illinois family law courts have the authority to award spousal support (also known as spousal maintenance or alimony) to a financially-dependent spouse who — following a divorce — lacks the...

An important topic in many divorces is spousal support, formerly known as alimony. The decision to award one spouse support is often determined by many factors, including the duration of...

On January 1, 2016, new rules and guidelines were introduced to the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act in Section 504 that changed the way maintenance is determined in...

A divorce alters your daily life. You must form a new routine, theoretically surrounded by half of the household items you had, in a new home. Perhaps through joint physical...

New spousal maintenance, or alimony, guidelines put into effect by Illinois lawmakers were intended to make the formulas and guidelines used by family court judges in determining spousal maintenance amounts...

Under current Illinois law, the court has full discretion regarding orders for spousal maintenance after divorce. Sometimes referred to as alimony in other jurisdictions, spousal maintenance may be utilized to...