Illinois Divorce Budget Planner
Compare known or user-supplied planning costs without predicting a case result.
Planning boundary: The tool performs arithmetic only. It does not estimate what either party will receive, the value of legal representation, or the total cost of a case. Use figures from current court sources, written professional quotes, or your own clearly labeled assumptions.
1. Working Asset Inventory
Enter a planning value for items you have identified. Classification and valuation may remain disputed.
2. Portion Requiring Investigation or Agreement
Use your own estimate to size the unresolved inventory, not to predict its division.
3. Planning Topics
4. Known Court and Service Costs
Enter the filing, service, copy, or other court-related amounts you have verified. Fee schedules and waiver eligibility can change.
5. Legal-Fee Planning Amount
Enter a written quote, budget, or scenario of your choosing. The site supplies no default fee.
6. Other Professional Costs
Enter your own planning amount for an appraiser, neutral, accountant, evaluator, or another professional if relevant.
Unresolved Inventory
User-Supplied Budget
Budget Context
Get Your Real Numbers
This uses estimates. Your case is unique. Start with a conflict-check intake.
Request a Confidential CallbackConflict check required before legal advice.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does the ratio show whether counsel is worth hiring?
No. It only divides the costs you entered by the inventory you marked unresolved. It cannot value legal advice, nonfinancial issues, avoided error, or a court result.
Where should cost inputs come from?
Use current court or clerk information and written quotes from the professionals you are considering. Confirm the scope, billing terms, deposits, and excluded work directly.
What does the unresolved amount mean?
It is simple multiplication of two user inputs. It does not decide whether property is marital, what it is worth, or how a court would allocate it.