How do you get a legal separation in Chicago or the Chicagoland area?
A party seeking a legal separation must file a petition with the court, in the same way a petition must be filed for divorce. The petition must state that either both spouses agree to the legal separation, or the spouses are now living separate and apart (even if it is in the same residence). It must also provide information including the date of the marriage, the age, occupation, and residence of each spouse, the date of separation, and whether there are children of the marriage.