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Changes to Maintenance/Spousal Support Laws and Impact on Divorcing Spouses in Illinois

Changes to Maintenance/Spousal Support Laws and Impact on Divorcing Spouses in Illinois

by Stephanie Greenberg | Jan 26, 2018

Article by: Stephanie Greenberg of Greenberg & Sinkovits, LLC Background on Maintenance Maintenance, formerly known as Alimony, is an amount payable by one spouse to the other, based on each party’s respective income.  The purpose of alimony is to place the...

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