15 Va. App. The wife's acquiescence in the payment of defense fees did not bar a finding of dissipation, since she had been falsely informed that the husband was innocent, the court said. And even if she had known about his guilt, her acquiescence in the payment of attorney's fees out of marital funds would not preclude a determination that his misconduct amounted to dissipation, the court added. The Illinois Supreme Court reversed that decision on other grounds, holding that the expenditure could not be characterized as dissipation because it occurred before the marriage breakdown. The court did not address the merits of the appeals court's holding that the payment of criminal defense fees constituted dissipation.
Courts disagree as to whether expenditures for other legal fees constitutes dissipation.
168 Ill. App. This book presents basic information about the pension rights of women upon divorce. It is meant to answer the questions women going through divorce most frequently ask about pensions.