Family & Safety

In Illinois, a divorce is called a “dissolution of marriage.” Divorce This process ends a marriage or civil union. When someone has filed for a divorce, Illinois law requires that their spouse be legally notified of the case. This gives the responding spouse the opportunity to participate in the divorce case, if they want to. Depending on how they want to proceed, the responding spouse must file certain documents with the court by certain deadlines.

Learn more about responding to a divorce.