Legal Question in Family Law in Illinois

12 Month Illinois Rental Lease duly signed by husband and wife on October 15,2008

Husband abandons wife Feb. 2009 (Flew out of the country back to the UK)

Money loaned to wife by friend and pays from Feb. 2009 to Dec.2009 (11 Months) @ $1550.00 p.m.

=$17050.00.

Is the husband liable for 1/2 of rent ($8525.00) paid since his desertion?

Rosemary Kerr


Asked on 7/15/10, 4:09 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Jonathan Shimberg Shimberg and Crohn, P.C.

Between h and w , no. If rent unpaid both are jointly liable. And if you could serve H with summons in england, how could you collect the judgment if all of his assets are in England? Hard to do.

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Answered on 7/16/10, 2:00 pm


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