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?

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Answered on 10/02/15, 11:09 am


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