Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Illinois

I filed for divorce in June 2012 and moved out of the home in October of 2012. I finally had my day in court(September 2013) to have the judge say she could not grant the terms of the divorce because the spousal support was not enough for me to be above poverty. So she granted the marriage over but not the financial portion. In November 2013 I bought some property with borrowed money and now the lawyer wants me to quit claim it. Is this really a good idea? My understanding at the time was that I had no worries about doing so since the marriage itself was over.


Asked on 2/07/14, 4:51 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Stephen Messutta

The court retains "jurisdiction" (ie the ability to go back into) the divorce. If the court left open spousal support, and even if it made provisions for it, the court can dictate changes depending on new or changed circumstances. Beyond that your situation is not clear - who was not above poverty, did you borrow money for the down payment on the property, and other facts are unclear. But if you did not have an attorney's assistance in the divorce, if is probably time to get one now -- support and related issues can get very complex.

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Answered on 3/03/14, 2:20 pm


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