What happens in a case where a spouse gets income that isn’t reported?

That’s a little bit difficult. That sometimes needs to be offset rather than specifically dealt with as unreported income. It may be offset within a word of other assets in the division of the marital estate to compensate the spouse who has not acted in that reckless manner.

Chuck Roberts is family lawyer at Momkus McCluskey Roberts, LLC, one of the largest law firms in DuPage County, Illinois.