Extending the obligation

When should a former spouse file for an extension of maintenance? Recently, in the 1st District Appellate Court opinion on Wojcik, 2018 Ill.App.1st 170625, the court attempted to answer that question.The parties’ settlement agreement provided that the ex-husband pay financial support to the ex-wife for five years. The ex-wife brought her extend maintenance petition about a …

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