Marriage

Maybe I'm just biased, but I feel September might be the best month of the year to get married in Illinois. It's probably the changing of the seasons, the cooler temps, or maybe it's just because that's the month my wife and I got married...

Wedding costs continue climbing in Illinois, where the average celebration now ranges from roughly $32,000 to $48,000.

Have you heard that if you live with someone for 7 years that you are considered married under common law? Is that really a thing in the Land of 10,000 Lakes?

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned the old saying goes. It's not fun for men either. However, is it really true that you can have your cheating spouse sent to jail in Illinois? That depends on who you believe.

There's nothing quite like having someone you love that loves you back in a long-term relationship. In some states, after 7 years together, you are common law marriage. What about Missouri? Is there common law marriage in the Show Me State? The answer is both yes and no. It's complicated.

Just over half of the population of Minnesota is currently married, but what is the average age at which people here in the Gopher State first get married?

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Crazy enough, the answer is a little more complicated than a simple yes or no.

Don't take this wrong if you live in Illinois, but I was frankly shocked to learn that it's very possible that the Land of Lincoln has one of the lowest divorce rates in America. Can this possibly be true?

They say marriage is sacred, but all bets are off in divorce, and nowhere are the stakes higher than among the über-wealthy.