Case Result

$10

Family Law

2024
Wheaton, IL

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Case Details

A Cook County divorce court judge jailed a man for two years for refusing to pay his ex-wife a court-ordered settlement of $10 million.

Additional Notes

Man jailed for contempt for two years for refusing to pay court-ordered divorce settlement. The court determined the man was worth about $7.3 million and 140,000 shares of stock were ordered liquidated for the wife, now estimated at $10 million. Believed to be the longest incarceration for failure to pay a divorce settlement in Illinois history.