Up until January 1, 2016, you needed a good reason to get divorced in Illinois. You had to show the court that either you or your spouse was at fault for causing the divorce by engaging in certain behaviors like adultery, substance abuse, alcohol abuse, mental or physical cruelty, abandonment, and more.
But since 2016, Illinois has been a no-fault divorce state. This means that the law does not blame either spouse for causing the divorce, and you no longer need to show a court that one of the parties destroyed the marriage. All you need to tell a court when filing the divorce papers is that you and your spouse have “irreconcilable differences.”
This change in the law not only made getting divorced easier but also affected the divorce process. In this article, we will discuss how no-fault divorce specifically impacts property division. To find out how no-fault divorce impacts other parts of the divorce procedure, contact an Illinois no-fault divorce attorney.