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What Should I Do if a Guardian ad Litem Has Been Assigned to My Illinois...
Many divorcing parents in Illinois find themselves locked in a seemingly intractable dispute about issues related to their children. Maintaining objectivity during divorce can be very difficult, and...
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Three Ways Substance Abuse Can Interfere With Your Illinois Divorce
Along with infidelity, conflict, and financial disagreements, substance abuse is one of the top contributors to divorce in Illinois. Overdose deaths in the United States surged past the 100,000 mark in...
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Do I Have to Pay Alimony to My Long-Term Partner if We Were Never Married?
Even after they have cohabitated for years, raised children, and owned property, for one reason or another, many couples in Illinois decide never to get married. When couples who are traditionally...
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How Can I Keep Private or Sensitive Information From the Public Record in My...
Gone are the days when divorcing spouses had to publicly drag each other through the mud, revealing personal details about things like infidelity and abandonment to try to prove fault and get a...
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Why Would an Illinois Court Order a Child Custody Evaluation?
Issues of child custody are often among the most strongly disputed in Illinois divorces. Both parents, loving their children and believing they know what is best, may be at loggerheads about parenting...
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How Can I Prove Paternity in Kane County if My Child’s Father Will Not...
Dealing with the issue of paternity is often stressful for men and women alike. Mothers need financial support from a child’s father and often struggle to get it; men, who may be unsure whether they...
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I Am Worried I Will Lose My Pension in My Illinois Divorce. What Can I Do?
Pensions and other retirement funds are essential aspects of many individuals’ long-term financial planning. It can take enormous sacrifices and years of hard work in the hope of a secure future, and...
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What Can I Do if My Ex is Constantly Changing Our Parenting Schedule?
Parenting often requires parents to be flexible and make up or change arrangements as they go. Children frequently get sick, injure themselves, and change their minds about what they want to do, making...
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How Can Collaborative Divorce Benefit My Children?
Parents who get divorced in Illinois are frequently concerned with the potential effect the divorce could have on their children. After all, research suggests that children whose parents are divorced...
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Is My Kane County Professional Practice Marital Property?
All marital property needs to be accurately valued and fairly divided before an Illinois divorce can be finalized, and while that may sound straightforward in writing, in reality it can be quite...
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Three Types of Non-Marital Relationships and How to End Them in Illinois
Until fairly recently, the vast majority of men and women entered into heterosexual marriages at a young age and stayed married to one person for the rest of their lives. However, with the advent of...
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Getting Back to Normal After Your Illinois Divorce is Finalized
Many people get divorced after many years or even decades of being married. Even if a marriage is unhappy, for most people there is a certain level of predictability, stability, and companionship that...
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Three Tips for Managing Your Credit In Your Kane County Divorce
One of the most difficult challenges of an Illinois divorce is dividing your marital assets and debts. Any property, money, vehicles, loans, credit card debt, or other financial instrument or asset...
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Breaking the News of Divorce to Your Children: Three Strategies for a...
Telling your children about divorce is, for many parents, the worst part of the entire process. The idea of facing your child’s disappointment, tears, and confusion can feel overwhelming at best. But...
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Can I Get My Parental Rights Back After They Have Been Terminated?
Illinois family judges take parental rights seriously and only terminate them against the wishes of the parent in the most serious cases. Abuse, neglect, or abandonment can make it dangerous for a...
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Does “Permanent” Alimony End if My Ex Gets Remarried in Kane County, IL?
When a couple in Illinois gets divorced, alimony - technically known as “spousal maintenance” - is sometimes negotiated or awarded if a court deems it appropriate. For couples who have been married for...
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When Do Divorced Parents Need to Pay Child Support For Their Adult Children?
Divorced or unmarried parents of minor children in Illinois often believe they will be able to stop making child support payments when their youngest child turns 18. Many parents are surprised to...
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My Ex Says I Have to Pay For Our Child’s College, Even if I Do Not Want To....
A common frustration for many divorced parents in Illinois is the unavoidable fact that they can be ordered by an Illinois family law judge to pay child support for their adult child’s college...
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Protecting Your Finances in an Illinois Gray Divorce
One of the fastest-growing groups of people who divorce are those 50 years of age or older. Divorce involving older adults is commonly referred to as “gray divorce.” According to national statistics,...
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What Are Temporary Orders in an Illinois Divorce?
If you are thinking about ending your marriage – or have already made the decision to do so – there are likely many questions and concerns you have regarding the divorce process and what will happen...
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