Child support payments are designed to not only defray child-rearing expenses but also give the children a higher standard of living. To do otherwise would essentially punish the children for their parents’ divorce. However, when it comes to spousal support payments, the underlying philosophy is not quite as clear. Some believe that these payments should promote the obligee spouse’s self-sufficiency and nothing more, while others feel that this money should help equalize the standard of living between the former spouses.
Illinois’ spousal support law basically tries to balance both these ideas, by giving payee spouses a predictable amount of no-strings-attached money for a limited amount of time.
Threshold Issues
Spousal support is not automatic in Illinois, and there really is no presumption in favor of alimony either. Instead, according to the
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