by Gwendolyn Sterk | Nov 28, 2023 | All Posts, Divorce, Finance, Financials, Miscellaneous, Post-Decree Matters
Divorce is challenging, often involving complex financial arrangements, including spousal maintenance formerly known as alimony. In Illinois, maintenance is a court-ordered payment from one spouse to another to help maintain the receiving spouse’s standard...
by Gwendolyn Sterk | Mar 26, 2020 | All Posts, COVID-19
As if you don’t have enough to worry about during this pandemic, you may have recently lost your job, declared non-essential, laid off, or maybe your hours were reduced. In any case, you may find that your income is going down. Shouldn’t your obligation for child...
by Gwendolyn Sterk | Jan 29, 2019 | All Posts, Divorce, General Family Law
What is Alimony or Maintenance Law? At the turn of the new year, several new laws went into effect in Illinois. Among them was a significant change to the state’s rules governing alimony payments, now known in the legal world as maintenance. Maintenance or alimony is...
by Gwendolyn Sterk | Aug 14, 2018 | All Posts, Divorce
Legislature Adjusts Maintenance Calculation for Divorce Starting in 2019 In August, 2018, the Illinois Legislature announced several amendments to the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, including one that changes the calculation judges use when issuing...
by Gwendolyn Sterk | Jan 8, 2018 | All Posts, General Family Law
Once again, the maintenance laws are going through some changes. Effective June 1, 2018, new guidelines will be in effect for maintenance for Illinois family law. This change affects not only the maximum gross income ceiling for guideline maintenance, but also the...
