Divorce

Illinois Divorce…Alimony.

Today we are going to discuss alimony for Illinois, following a divorce.  In Illinois alimony is referred to as maintenance.  Alimony is paid after a divorce for either a short period of time or a continued long period, especially if a spouse has to return to the work force and has been use to living a certain way.  Alimony really is the care of someone that you had made a promise to in a way, marriage is a promise to be taken care of, and have support, so when a divorce happens and a spouse now has to mange many things on their own, then alimony can come in to play.  Just like child support, it is the care of someone, in this case, a spouse trying to get back on their feet.  Age can determine a lot on how long alimony will be paid after a divorce. So let’s look at the factors for alimony after a divorce in Illinois. 
  1. Income, now this plays a huge part.  Income after the divorce is finalized and the financial needs that each spouse has to make, now if one spouse is use to a standard of living, staying home and has quit schooling after getting married, this can play a huge part in alimony.  One spouse will have to find a job with good income to support themselves, and maybe have to return to some sort of school, to better themselves in the work fields.
  2. The length of a marriage, if a divorce happens shortly after the marriage, or if it’s over 5 years, plays a huge part in alimony after divorce.
  3. The standard of living discussed in #1, if a person is use to a certain way of living and then has to completely change there lifestyle.
  4. The age of the spouses along with their over all health, is there any certain medical needs that one spouse has to have, these both can play a part in alimony being paid to a spouse after a divorce.
  5. If there is going to be any tax consequences to either spouse after the divorce.  One spouse may have to pay a short period of alimony to help support this.
  6. Also dome couples will have an agreement with each other already, that one spouse will pay alimony no matter after the divorce, so then it is setting up the time and amount of the alimony in Illinois, this is one of the things that Illinois does allow, that spouses no matter on factors can come to an agreement for alimony.
 Now during a divorce, depending on the length and over all fight, a temporary alimony can be set up while the divorce process is pending.  Remember that the amount can change after the divorce is finalized.  Now alimony in Illinois can be changed at any time, if there is a showing that one spouses circumstances has changed at any time and then will be modified by the courts.

 

Posted: Mar 06 2008, 06:53 AM by Divorce | with no comments |
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