Legal Question in Family Law in Illinois

I am recently divorced. I got married in Florida. We separated and I moved to Illiinois and she stayed in Florida. I filed for divorce in Illinois. I wanted to know if I can get any kind of financial relief because the ex forged my signature on several car loans and credit card apps w/o my knowledge or consent. She then did not pay these debts and so they fell on me. My credit has always been immaculate. I had to file bankruptcy as a result of these fraudulant loans. She also stole $14,000 from my bank account that she had no access to. She created an online account to this bank in my name and withdrew this money. The sheriffs dept said that I cant press forgery charges because she was my spouse. I want to know if I can sue her for the large amounts of money she fraudulant took from me by the forgeries and withdrawing money from a bank account that she did not have access to. There are other isses that she caused, but I gave you a couple of examples. thank you


Asked on 5/31/12, 12:26 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Jonathan Shimberg Shimberg and Crohn, P.C.

All those issues should have been dealt with in the divorce. Did your wife appear in the divorce? If she did not, if your wife was never in Illinois, an Illinois court can not do anything. You would have had to sue her in FL. There are proof issues, but you need a FL lawyer if she did not appear in the divorce case.

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Answered on 5/31/12, 12:41 pm


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