Illinois Summons-Dissolution Of Marriage-Legal Separation is a legal process that is used to dissolve a marriage or legally separate spouses in Illinois. It involves the filing of a Summons and Complaint in the state’s Circuit Court. The Summons serves to notify the other party or parties of the filing, and the Complaint outlines the grounds for the dissolution or legal separation. There are three primary types of Illinois Summons-Dissolution Of Marriage-Legal Separation: (1) dissolution of marriage (divorce), (2) legal separation, and (3) annulment. In a dissolution of marriage (divorce), a court will grant a divorce to the party filing the Summons. The divorce will terminate the marriage and the court will enter a judgment of dissolution. In a legal separation, the court will enter a judgment of legal separation. This will not terminate the marriage, but will set out the terms of the separation, such as child custody, child support, and spousal maintenance. In an annulment, the court will enter a judgment of nullity. This will declare the marriage null and void, as if it had never been entered into in the first place.