Illinois

Grounds for Divorce:  The court shall grant a no-fault divorce upon a finding "that the spouses have lived separate and apart for a continuous period in excess of 2 years and irreconcilable differences have caused the irretrievable breakdown of the marriage." If, however, "the spouses have lived separate and apart for a continuous period of not less than 6 months next preceding the entry of the judgment dissolving the marriage, the requirement of living separate and apart for a continuous period in excess of 2 years may be waived upon written stipulation  of the spouses."  

The court may grant a fault divorce upon a finding of any of the following causes:

1. Impotence
2. The respondent had a wife or husband living at the time of the marriage
3. Adultery
4. Willful desertion for the space of one year
5. Habitual drunkenness for the space of 2 years
6. Drug addiction for the space of 2 years
7. The respondent has attempted the life of the other by poison or other means showing malice
8. Extreme and repeated physical or mental cruelty
9. Conviction of a felony or other infamous crime
10. The respondent has infected the other with a sexually transmitted disease
[Illinois Compiled Statutes][[

Residency Requirements: "The court shall enter a judgment of dissolution of marriage if at the time the action was commenced one of the spouses was a resident of this State or was stationed in this State while a member of the armed services, and the residence or military presence had been maintained for 90 days next preceding the commencement of the action or the making of the finding." [Illinois Compiled Statutes]

Illinois Child Support Enforcement Service Links and Telephone Numbers
Illinois Child Support Enforcement
Telephone: Not available – email communication available on website
Toll Free recorded messages: 800–447–4278
TTY Toll Free recorded messages: 800–526–5812

Illinois Child Support Guidelines and Calculator
750 Illinois Child Support Guidelines

Illinois Child Support Calculator

Illinois Divorce Forms Online
Illinois Second Judicial Circuit
Illinois Nineteenth Judicial Circuit

Illinois Divorce Laws
Illinois Compiled Statutes, Chapter 750

Illinois Domestic Violence Resource Links and Telephone Numbers
Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Telephone: 217–789–2830
TTY: 217–241–0376

Illinois Free or Low Cost Legal Services Programs
Illinois Legal Aid Online
Telephone: Listed by city and program on website.

Legal Services Corporation, Inc.
Telephone: Listed by city on website.

Illinois Mediation Centers and Service Links and Telephone Numbers
Circuit Court of Cook County Marriage & Family Counseling Service
Telephone: 312–603–1540
TDD: 312–603–1575

Mediation Association of Southern Illinois
Email: sschmitz@siu.edu

SIU School of Law ADR Clinic
Telephone: 618–453–3257

Illinois State and Local Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service Links
DuPage County Bar Association
Illinois State Bar Association
Kane County Bar Association
Lake County Bar Association
Peoria County Bar Association
Will County Bar Association

Illinois State and Local Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service Telephone Numbers
Statewide: 217–525–5297 or Toll Free: 800–922–8757
Arlington Heights: 847–259–7908
Chicago: 312–554–2001
Forest Park: 708–366–1122
Geneva: 630–762–1900
Glenview: 847–564–4800
Joliet: 815–726–0383
Peoria: 309–674–1224
Rockford: 815–964–5152
Waukegan: 847–244–3140
Wheaton: 630–653–9109
Wilmette: 847–564–4800