Illinois Divorce

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Illinois Divorce Records & Statistics

August		January - August
2004	2003	2004	2003	2002
2,846	2,839	21,665	23,156	24,966

Number (1,000)			Rate per 1,000 Population
1990	1995	1998	1990	1995	1998
44.3	38.8	40.5	3.8	3.3	3.2

Illinois Divorce Laws Summary

RESIDENCY: 90 days PROCEDURES: Divorce may be granted following a 6 month waiting period after filing, (by agreement of the parties), or after the parties have lived separate and apart for 2 years. There are no restrictions against remarriage following a divorce decree.

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