Divorce in Illinois

[annes70]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Illinois

My brother bought a home 6 years ago. He got married 2 years ago. His current wife emptied the joint account took the whole tax return check and moved out. She then called and had all of his utility services disconnected. She is threatening him by phone daily saying shes going to take half the house from him. The home remains a non marital asset he never had her name added to the mortgage or title. She also is threatening him to hurt herself and have him arrested saying he did it to her. My questions are can you legally disconnect your seperated spouses utilities or is this unlawful eviction tactics? Would a protection from abuse order protect him from her harassment? If she tries to obtain a pfa can she have him removed from his own home, she is threatening him this as well. He does have witnesses to her threats as stated. Family and friends have heard her on the phone and yelling out side the home. They have no children together she has 3 children from a previous marriage she had. Can she make him pay child support for children he has not adopted and is not the legal father of? Sincere thanks
Annes70

 

[mistoffolees]

He should file for divorce, ask for possession of the marital home, and ask for a protection order.

There is almost no scenario where she can have him removed from a home he owned for 4 years before he married her and for which she has not been added to the title or mortgage.

She can not legally disconnect the utilities, but it's easier for him to reconnect them in his own name rather than fighting about it. He would need to do that if he gets possession of the home, anyway.

 

[PQN]

utilities

If he was in the house for 4 years before her, then chances are the utilities were in his name and she should not have been able to disconnect them. He may want to talk to the various utilities about that, they will each have some type of safety measure he can put in place to block her from being able to do it again.

Also, if he did not adopt her children and is not their legal father, he will not have to pay child support. Their father should be paying child support.

With such a short marriage, he should fight tooth and nail to not pay alimony/spousal support as well.