No-Fault Divorce Explained by A Chicago Divorce Attorney

With the elimination of the fault grounds for divorce, anyone seeking to file for divorce in Illinois can only cite irreconcilable differences, resulting in a no-fault divorce. The term irreconcilable differences may be a familiar term from media coverage of high-profile divorces, but to get specific, the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act defines irreconcilable differences as those that “have caused the irretrievable breakdown of the marriage and [where] the court determines that efforts at reconciliation have failed or that future attempts at reconciliation would be impracticable and not in the best interests of the family.”