Filing for divorce with children

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Filing for divorce with children

A divorce with children involves legal issues that affect both parents and children. Learn about parental responsibilities, parenting time, child support, property, debt, and spousal maintenance (alimony).

Getting a divorce with children basics
Learn more about getting a divorce with children, including special issues that must be addressed.
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Getting a divorce with children
Learn how to get a divorce in Illinois if you have children, including parenting issues, child support, and parenting classes.
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Starting a divorce with children case
This how-to explains how to get a divorce in Illinois if you have children. It includes the required forms, filing steps, and court process.
How-To
Divorce
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.
Easy Form
Financial affidavit
This Easy Form helps you provide financial information and documents to the other party in family law cases. It makes the statewide Financial Affidavit (Family and Divorce Cases) forms.
Easy Form
Order for Support
Use this form to have the judge in your child support case record their decision.
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Notifying the other party when starting a family law case
Learn more about the legal notification requirements when starting a new family law case, like divorce, parental responsibilities, or child support.
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