marriage ending in divorce after 10 yrs. during the marriage husband worked for ilinois dept of corrections and was injured on the job and has been receiving occupational disability for the past 4 years. in this settlement he is to receive monthly benefit until the year of 2023 when they will officially retire him. i have been told both ways that i am and am not entitled to part of this monthly settlement he receives and need someone that can tell me for sure which way it is. please help me clarify this. thanks!
Hello. Benefits due to injury on the job can be a complicated subject in terms of whether it constitutes marital property. Better get more than one opinion on this. If in doubt, you may want to go to trial on this issue and let the judge decide.
