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In this article, our McHenry county divorce lawyers explain how to file a petition for dissolution of marriage in McHenry County, Illinois. Filing a petition for dissolution of marriage is the first step in initiating a divorce matter. The petition must include certain background information regarding the marriage and the spouses, including information regarding any children involved and the couple’s assets, liabilities, income and expenses. Once the petition for dissolution of marriage has been filed in the proper domestic relations court, it must be properly served on the other party.
In this article, our McHenry County divorce attorneys explain how McHenry County domestic relations courts divide assets in divorce. The first step is to determine which property constitutes “marital assets” subject to division. Next the court will look at several factors to determine how the marital assets will be divided, including the duration of the marriage, the needs of each party, and the contribution of each spouse to the acquisition of the marital property.
In this article, our McHenry County divorce lawyers explain the concepts of dissipation and contribution in McHenry County divorces. The assets that must be divided among the spouses in a divorce are referred to as the “marital estate.”
“Dissipation” occurs when one party improperly spends assets of the marital estate for his or her personal benefit. When dissipation occurs, the party who dissipated the assets will be required to pay back the dissipated assets to the marital estate.
On the flip side, “contribution” occurs when one party has contributed his or her own personal assets to marital needs. In these cases, the contributing party will have those assets refunded to him or her by the marital estate.