October 2011

No common law divorce in Illinois. Don’t wait years to get divorced

I hear a lot of people use the term “legally separated” incorrectly. When it is said, they are usually trying to state that they are living separate and apart from their spouse and don’t consider themselves with that person anymore. They usually are living separate lives both emotionally and financially. Some of them never get divorced and or live separated for 10 years or more before getting around to filing for divorce. Those couples usually find out the hard way that their financial arrangment didn’t end when they went their separate ways.