What is a “No-Fault” Divorce? Basically a “no-fault” divorce means that neither spouse was at fault for the split. The no-fault grounds are pretty simple: irreconcilable differences have caused the breakup efforts of reconciliation have been unsuccessful reconciliation would be unrealistic and not in the best interests of the parties As of January 1, 2016, Illinois is a no-fault state when it comes to divorcing or the dissolution of marriage. Public Act 99-90 has removed all fault-based grounds for dissolving a marriage. Since January 1, 2016, there willContinue reading