Family & Safety
Divorce
Divorce is the legal process of ending a marriage. You can get a divorce without a lawyer. But it can be difficult, especially if you have children or property.
Learn your rights (2 resources)
Explains the divorce process, including the difference between contested and uncontested divorce. Also describes how you qualify and what you can expect during the process.
Guide
Forms (11 resources)
A program to help you complete the forms to get a divorce. You can use it if you and your spouse have children together or if you do not.
Easy Form
A program to prepare Financial Affidavit forms that provide financial information and documents to the other party in family law cases.
Easy Form
A program to help you create a Petition for Rule to Show Cause to help you enforce an earlier family law court order.
Easy Form
Use this form to participate in a divorce case someone else has started against you.
Form link
Other resources for the public (27 resources)
Explains the divorce process, including the difference between contested and uncontested divorce. Also describes how you qualify and what you can expect during the process.
Guide
Explains the steps to take to get a divorce when you and your spouse share children. Includes the forms you need and tips for going to court.
How-To
Explains what legal separation is, how it is different from divorce, and how to ask for it.
Text article
Explains how much it could cost to legally dissolve a marriage.
Text article
Lawyer resources (6 resources)
Information on dissolution, divorce, common-law marriage, separation, child support, custody, and visitation.
Text article
A video training presented by Phil Mohr of Chicago Volunteer Legal Services that goes over the basics of divorce law in Illinois.
Video
Manual on domestic relations including attorneys' fees, divorce against absent spouse, discovery, client management, etc. 2023 edition.
IICLE
Manual on maintenance upon dissolution or invalidity of marriage. 2023 edition.
IICLE