It is one of the most painful phases of life to undergo something like a divorce. Ending a relationship takes a lot of guts and is definitely a great ordeal. However, if there is no peace in the relationship or if either of the parties is not able to do justice to their relationship it is better to settle with a divorce. The Chicago divorce law states that the wife and husband need to be legally separated while either of the parties or both the parties file a petition for dissolution of such marriage. According to the law a petition can be filed in any of these scenarios such as physical and mental assaults, adultery or infidelity, desertion or abandonment, inability to engage in a sexual intercourse, etc.
Most cases under the Chicago divorce law are filed as No Fault divorces. These divorces happen when any of the above cited examples are the reasons for filing a petition. The court grants a divorce without even proving the same. There are certain cases where both the parties mutually agree to divorce. And these kinds of cases close very soon. Most of them get closed as an out-of-court settlement even without the judge approving the same. If the couple has a child, the child support will be split between both the parties. If there is no mutual agreement then the court decides the child custody, child support and property division if any depending upon the testimonial evidences.
