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This Easy Form helps you make the forms to get a divorce. You can use it if you and your spouse have children together or if you do not. It also works if you want to make forms to end a civil union.

This Easy Form helps you provide financial information and documents to the other party in family law cases. It uses the statewide Financial Affidavit (Family and Divorce Cases) forms.

Learn about what to expect in a divorce, who can start a case, how long it takes, and what’s decided in a divorce.

Learn about what a legal separation is, how it’s different from a divorce, and how to get one.

Learn more about the costs and fees associated with the divorce process in Illinois.

Judges first consider a set of factors to decide whether or not to order maintenance (formerly known as "spousal support" or "alimony"). If they decide to order it, there is a formula for deciding how much the payer must pay, and how long they must pay it for.

This how-to explains the process of getting a divorce, from making forms to going to court. Use if you and your spouse have children together.

Use this form to participate in a divorce case someone else has started against you.

Explains how the court divides property between the two spouses.

This how-to explains the process of getting a divorce, from making forms to going to court. Use if you and your spouse don’t have children together.

This how-to helps explore your options after your spouse has filed for divorce. Learn about the process and what happens if you do nothing.

Learn about a quicker process for getting a divorce in Illinois. You and your spouse must agree on the terms and not have any children together.

Defines annulment, outlines the process, and discusses special circumstances, like a marriage with children.

Learn about what happens if your spouse has filed for divorce and find out what to do next.

Explains when the court might divide retirement accounts between divorcing spouses.

Advanced level content. Information on dissolution, divorce, common-law marriage, separation, child support, custody, and visitation.

A person who filed for a divorce might change their mind and want to stop the case. Learn about the steps needed.

Use this Easy Form to file an uncontested divorce with no children. You and your spouse must agree on all terms. Only for use in Cook County.

When divorcing a spouse, there are legal requirements to notify them. Learn about options if they cannot be located.

Explains how to divorce your spouse if they are in jail or in prison.

Use this form to tell the other parent that you plan to move to a different place with a child or children.

Learn about what to do when your ex-spouse doesn’t follow the divorce judgment.

Explains the difference between a child representative, guardian ad litem (GAL), and attorney for a child.

Use this form in divorce cases to tell the judge whether your spouse is in active military service.

Explains what the judge considers when they decide who gets to keep the family home.

Use this form to ask a judge to enforce or modify a divorce or custody judgment from another state.

Learn about uncontested and contested divorces and explore how the agreements or differences may affect your case.

Use this form to tell the state that your marriage should be annulled and the legal reasons you should be able to annul it.

Information regarding court orders for parental responsibilities and whether an order is required.

Explains how to divorce someone who is not living in Illinois.

Explains the parent education class required for court cases involving custody or visitation.

A birthing parent's partner can become a child's legal parent, and couples without a birthing parent can adopt a child.

A final divorce judgment may need to be changed in the future. Explore reasons why and how to change it.

Use this form to file for a joint simplified divorce. Only for use in Lake County.

Learn about how a divorce is different when one spouse is in the military

Explains issues that can arise when a person divorces their spouse who has sponsored them for immigration to the US.

Manual on pre- and post-marital agreements including negotiating, drafting, estate and tax planning considerations, etc. 2022 edition.

Attorney resource that explains financial and property aspects of dissolution of marriage, such as maintenance, tax, and retirement assets. 2023 edition.

Manual on domestic relations and juvenile law, including editable forms. 2023 Edition.

Attorney resource that explains preliminary issues in divorce cases like attorneys' fees and absent spouse. Includes sample pleadings and discovery. 2023 Edition.

Attorney resource that explains parentage; parental time and responsibilities; child support; and the impact of abuse in custody cases. 2022 Editon.

Court proceedings related to marriage dissolutions, including trials, enforcement of judgments, and orders of protection. 2024 edition.