Approximately 1996 or so, I spoke to the Lake County Bar Association Family Law Seminar on cohabitation. At that time, I had read and reviewed all the cases in Illinois since the IMDMA was passed in 1977 that dealt with cohabitation. The cases were all summarized in a chart with an accompanying article. The article…Read More

A table with some explanatory material for cases By Gary L. Schlesinger, Libertyville 1. Statutory authority, 750 ILCS 5/510(c) provides “Unless otherwise agreed by the parties in a written agreement set forth in the Judgment or otherwise approved by the court, the obligatory future maintenance is terminated…if the party receiving maintenance cohabits with another person…Read More