Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Illinois
If a person purchases a house in their sole name in Illinois, then later gets married, does the new spouse have any rights/claim to the home if they later divorce?
Asked on 10/02/15, 10:49 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Goldberg
Johnston Tomei Lenczycki & Goldberg LLC
Yes there are many ways a spouse can have a property interest in the home during a divorce despite it being a property purchased before marriage. Did you enter into a prenuptial agreement to attempt to protect it?
Answered on 10/02/15, 11:09 am