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Monday, December 25, 2006

Illinois Divorce: Is Same-Sex Marriage Legal?

Not in Illinois. At least not yet. If you are in a same-sex union, I do recommend you at least enter into a partnership agreement for your relationship. This can govern who gets what property in the event of a break-up, who pays for what, et cetera. We recommend this for hetero couples who live together but are not married as well.

It will be enforceable generally speaking as any contract, so it must have financial consideration for the mutual promises. As far as I know at present, this type of agreement for a same-sex union has not been tested by Illinois courts--but always better to have one in place in any event.

Please call DuPage County attorney Raiford Palmer at 630.434.0400 Ext. 165 if you would like to set up a consultation.

posted by Raiford Palmer at 10:45 PM