Posts By: MICHAEL C CRAVEN

Discovery-in-Divorce-Cases In Illinois divorce cases, a crucial element is how to divide marital assets. Each divorce is unique and there are a number of ways to resolve this key issue. But one thing common to all Illinois divorce cases is that complete information is key.   As a Chicago divorce lawyer, I know that in many cases, this isn’t a major problem. Some spouses come into the divorce with shared financial responsibilities, jointly owned accounts, and no secrets. For others, a...   Read more ...  

Technology and Divorce While joint custody can be beneficial to divorced spouses and a child of a divorce, it also represents an inherent problem.  The problem lies in the fact that joint custody requires divorced spouses to actually communicate with one another on important matters pertaining to their child.  Divorced spouses, however, are often not regularly open to amicable communications.  A partial solution to this problem may exist via our current technology.   E-mails, Texts, and...   Read more ...  

From now until the end of time, divorce attorneys will argue over money on behalf of their clients.  It’s the Holy Grail of settlements.  But what happens when your soon-to-be ex-spouse tells you one thing about his/her financial status and posts something else on Facebook?   Recently a Time magazine cover story highlighted examples of soon-to-be ex-spouses swearing they’re not making any money but posting pictures of new pricey purchases on Facebook and other social networks...   Read more ...