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Introduction | xi | |
1 | Can You Do Your Own Divorce? | 1 |
1. | Do You Need a Divorce Attorney? | 1 |
2. | Are You Sure You Want a Divorce? | 3 |
3. | How This Book Can Help You | 3 |
4. | What You Should Know about Representing Yourself | 4 |
2 | What You Should Know before You Begin | 7 |
1. | Legal Separation | 7 |
1.1 | The difference between legal separation and living apart | 7 |
1.2 | What legal separation can do | 8 |
1.3 | What legal separation cannot do | 8 |
1.4 | Financial and practical consequences | 9 |
1.5 | The separation process | 9 |
2. | Annulment | 10 |
3. | Premarital Agreements | 10 |
4. | Marital Property | 11 |
4.1 | Dividing the property | 13 |
4.2 | A warning | 14 |
5. | Child Custody | 14 |
5.1 | Types of custody | 14 |
5.2 | Best interest of the child | 15 |
5.3 | Joint custody | 15 |
5.4 | Visitation | 16 |
5.5 | Modifications to the custody arrangement | 17 |
6. | Child Support | 17 |
6.1 | Best interest | 18 |
6.2 | Modifications | 19 |
6.3 | Payment through the courts | 19 |
6.4 | Nonpayment of child support | 20 |
7. | Maintenance | 20 |
7.1 | Types and amount of maintenance | 20 |
7.2 | Payment of maintenance | 21 |
7.3 | A word on property versus maintenance | 22 |
8. | Temporary Relief and Injunctions | 22 |
9. | Pets | 22 |
10. | If Your Spouse Is in the Military | 23 |
11. | Taxes and Divorce | 23 |
12. | Your Will | 24 |
3 | Getting Started | 27 |
1. | Grounds for Divorce | 27 |
1.1 | Fault | 27 |
1.2 | Irreconcilable differences | 28 |
1.3 | Deciding what grounds to use | 28 |
2. | Mediation | 30 |
3. | Where to File Your Divorce Forms | 30 |
4. | How to File Your Forms | 32 |
4 | Simplified Divorce Process | 35 |
1. | Can You Use the Simplified Divorce Process? | 35 |
2. | How to File for a Simplified Divorce | 36 |
5 | Regular Divorce Process | 43 |
1. | The Initial Filing | 43 |
1.1 | Petition for Dissolution | 43 |
1.2 | Certificate of Dissolution | 44 |
1.3 | Domestic Relations Cover Sheet | 44 |
1.4 | Summons and Notice | 45 |
1.5 | Entry of Appearance, Consent, and Waiver | 45 |
1.6 | Suburban District Stipulation (Cook County only) | 45 |
1.7 | Prepare the documents for filing | 46 |
1.8 | Fees | 46 |
2. | Serving Notice | 46 |
2.1 | If your spouse lives outside Illinois | 47 |
2.2 | If you don't know where your spouse is | 47 |
3. | Other Forms to File | 48 |
3.1 | Financial Affidavit | 48 |
3.2 | Marital Settlement Agreement | 49 |
3.3 | Waiver of the two-year waiting period | 50 |
4. | Setting a Hearing Date | 50 |
4.1 | If you have served a Summons | 50 |
4.2 | If you have not served a Summons | 51 |
4.3 | Setting a date | 51 |
5. | The Hearing | 52 |
5.1 | What to bring to the hearing | 52 |
5.2 | The hearing procedure | 52 |
5.3 | Finalizing your divorce | 53 |
6 | Special Circumstances--Getting Help | 93 |
1. | If You Are Being Abused | 93 |
2. | If You Need Financial Help | 94 |
2.1 | Waiver of fees | 94 |
2.2 | Legal aid | 94 |
Appendix | 101 | |
Glossary | 119 | |
Samples | ||
1 | Waiver of Rights Under Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act | 25 |
2 | Cover Sheet (Cook County) | 31 |
3 | Divorce Form Heading | 33 |
4 | Joint Petition for Simplified Dissolution of Marriage | 37 |
5 | Petition for Dissolution | 55 |
6 | Certificate of Dissolution | 58 |
7 | Summons | 59 |
8 | Entry of Appearance, Consent, and Waiver | 61 |
9 | Stipulation and Request to Hear Uncontested Cause in Suburban Municipal District | 63 |
10 | Affidavit for Service by Publication | 64 |
11 | Notice of Publication | 65 |
12 | Cover Letter for Notice | 66 |
13 | Financial Affidavit | 67 |
14 | Marital Settlement Agreement | 70 |
15 | Petition for Dissolution Incorporating Financial Affidavits and Marital Settlement Agreement | 75 |
16 | Affidavit of Waiver and Two-Year Waiting Period | 77 |
17 | Certificate and Motion for Default | 78 |
18 | Affidavit As to Military Service | 79 |
19 | Notice of Hearing | 80 |
20 | Proof of Service | 81 |
21 | Judgment for Dissolution of Marriage | 82 |
22 | Notice to Withhold Income for Support | 83 |
23 | Uniform Order for Support | 87 |
24 | Order of Protection | 95 |
25 | Application to Sue as an Indigent | 98 |
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