Can a Spouse Empty the Bank Account or Change the Locks?
What Illinois spouses should know before draining a joint account, changing locks, retaliating, or seeking temporary financial and housing relief.
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Property and debt in Illinois
Homes, businesses, retirement, and dividing marital property and debt.
Property and debt
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Marital vs. Non-Marital Property in Illinois
How Illinois classifies marital and non-marital property, why title is not decisive, and how tracing, commingling, and reimbursement affect divorce.
Read the guideWho Gets the House in an Illinois Divorce?
How Illinois divorces handle the family home through sale, buyout, refinance, temporary possession, and the larger property allocation.
Read the guideTaxes When a 401(k) Is Divided in Divorce
Dividing a 401(k) is different from withdrawing money and handing it to a former spouse.
Read the guideAre Divorce Attorney Fees Tax Deductible?
Separate personal divorce costs from possible property-basis adjustments and other tax questions.
Read the guideInnocent Spouse and Other Tax Relief After Divorce
A divorce agreement assigning a joint federal tax bill to one spouse does not, by itself, release the other spouse from the IRS.
Read the guideTransferring a Rollover IRA in a Divorce
A rollover IRA needs both a clear divorce agreement and a transfer method that preserves its tax treatment.
Read the guideHandling Health Flexible Spending Benefits During Divorce
A health flexible spending arrangement is an employer reimbursement benefit, so its displayed balance should not be treated automatically as cash available to divide.
Read the guideRailroad Retirement Benefits Require Special Divorce Orders
Railroad retirement benefits follow a federal system with rules different from ordinary employer pensions.
Read the guideProtecting your credit during and after divorce
Protecting credit during divorce starts with knowing which accounts remain your legal responsibility and making sure payments and account changes are documented.
Read the guideHandling IRS Tax Debt During and After Divorce
A divorce does not automatically stop IRS collection of an existing joint tax debt.
Read the guideThese guides provide general information. Individual facts, current law, and court orders determine the advice appropriate for your case.
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