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Illinois Divorce FAQs - Alimony
This information is from Dick Kulerski, the DivorceInfo Network Lawyer for Illinois. Click here to visit his web site.
When does alimony get paid?The court determines when alimony gets awarded by considering the following factors:A.The
income and property of each party, including the marital and non-marital
property apportioned or assigned to the party seeking maintenance; B.The
needs of each party; C.The
present and future earning capacity of each party; D.Any
impairment of the present and future earning capacity of the party seeking
maintenance due to that party devoting time to domestic duties or having
forgone or delayed education, training, employment or career opportunities
due to the marriage; E.The
time necessary to enable the party seeking maintenance to acquire appropriate
education, training and employment and whether that party is able to support
himself or herself or is the custodian of a child making it appropriate
that the custodian not seek appointment; F.The
standard of living established during the marriage; G.The
duration of the marriage; H.The
age and physical and emotional condition of both parties; I.The
tax consequences of the property division upon the respective economic
circumstance of the parties; J.Contributions
and services by the party seeking maintenance to the education, training,
career or career potential or license of the other spouse; K.Any
valid agreement of the parties; L.Any
other factor that the court expressly finds to be just and equitable. How does the court decide how much?See the answer to Question 1 above. What does it take to change alimony?A showing of a material or substantial change in circumstances. When does alimony stop?Unless otherwise agreed upon by the parties in a written agreement set forth in the Judgment or otherwise approved by the court, the obligation to pay future alimony is terminated upon the death of either party, the remarriage of the party receiving maintenance, or if the party receiving maintenance co-habits with another person on a resident, continuing conjugal basis. Other issues in Illinois: |
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