Legal Question in Family Law in Illinois

If the house is in your name only and it was purchased after the divorce why is he sharing in anything. A contract between parties does not need any witnesses to be effective. As no witness is necessary, even your son can be a witness if that is what you think is required. If you sign the contract, it will be enforceable by his estate, depending on how it is written. You could give him an income interest for his lifetime only, and if he predeceases you his interest terminates, or some other permutation of that agreement. As to the fastest way, you and he could write up what you agree to and pay nothing and suffer the consequences later or you could invest money and have an agreement drafted by a competent attorney. Pay now but save later. That is up to you.

Why would you GIVE your ex-husband a part of YOUR rent? Unless I read this wrong, you purchased the house AFTER the divorce, correct? If so, then you are the sole owner and you are the only person entitled to the rent.

To answer your questions:

1) A contract does not have to be witnessed to be enforceable.

2) See answer to 1 above.

3) A person's signature on a document tells the world that he or she agrees to the terms and agrees that those terms can be enforced against them.

4) You should hire an attorney to draft the agreement between the both of you to make sure it has all of the terms you want in the agreement.

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