Your ex needs to pick the kids up on Friday night -- instead of Saturday morning when the custody agreement says that their parenting time starts. They’re planning a big weekend trip with the kids, and they tell you that they need to get an early start. Do you allow...
You’re getting married, and you decide to use a prenup to protect your assets and/or protect yourself from your spouse’s debt. If you get divorced, you know how things are going to play out financially. During this process, you bring up children. You know that you...
An uncontested divorce can provide a variety of different benefits, including saving the couple time, money and acrimony. As a result, it is helpful for divorcing couples to understand what makes a divorce uncontested. What is an uncontested divorce? An uncontested...
It is difficult to say exactly what the hardest part of the divorce process is, but the reality is that all divorcing couples in Illinois and elsewhere are dealing with changes because of the process. Not only are they moving forward with being single, but they are...
Have you ever heard someone refer to bankruptcy as a fresh start? It’s a chance to get rid of the debt that has been weighing you down. Yes, the process itself might be hard, but you get to eliminate that debt and start over. There is a freedom in that that can be...
If you want to get divorced and your spouse does not, do you need to get them to agree to the split before you file? With marriage, you both have to agree and sign the marriage contract together. Is that how it works with divorce? It’s not. Thanks to the "no-fault"...
About 84.9 million families own a pet across the country—that accounts for about 67% of households. Owners spend billions of dollars on their pets, with the amount increasing steadily over the year. Most people consider their pet an integral part of their family,...
Far too often in our society, the importance of fathers is overlooked. In fact, the law seems to favor mothers over fathers when it comes to child custody decisions. While this may be justifiable in some circumstances, in others it is wholly unfair. But to get to the...
Did you know that in Illinois, more than 1 in 3 women and more than 1 in 4 men have been victims of domestic violence? The statistics are similar for the whole of the country. Everyone should have the right to feel safe in their home. Fortunately, there is a wealth of...
Illinois parents who are getting a divorce will want to serve the child’s best interests with child custody and visitation. However, the parents’ perception of a child’s best interests might differ from how the law perceives it. When the court decides on a case, it is...
