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Understanding how divorce impacts your life can, in general, be difficult and complex. Many people worry about how divorce will impact their assets. Specifically, parties often wonder what will happen to their bank accounts, pensions, and stocks, or they wonder who will get to keep the car or the house. However, depending on the parties’ finances and spending behavior, a bigger question is often: what happens to the debt? Marital Property and Debt Illinois law requires that property in a divor...   Read more ...  

  When parents divorce, one question often rises above the rest: who will get the kids?  The answer to that question is not a simple one, particularly with the increase in attention on joint custody determinations. When considering child custody arrangements, if joint custody is on the table, the question then becomes: what does that look like?   Sole Custody vs. Joint Custody   According to Illinois Law, custody decisions are made based on the best interest of the child. Determi...   Read more ...  

  Due to the diverse issues covered in a divorce case, divorce lawyers must have intimate knowledge of the statutes and cases governing not only family law, but also many other areas of the law. As a result, family law extends well beyond just family law.   One area that requires more advanced knowledge is estate planning; and as a Chicago family law attorney, I recommend that my clients review their estate plan preceding and following a divorce.   Power of Attorney for Health Car...   Read more ...  

Dissolving a marriage takes time; it is a process that may be equal to the time and effort it took to build the relationship once upon a time. Couples often find themselves in drawn out battles in the courtroom, costing each party a hefty total. Emotionally, the courtroom can become a source of distress and heartache for the divorcing parties. Rather than see the case through in a courtroom, many divorcing couples and their divorce lawyers in Chicago find success with mediation.   Mediation...   Read more ...  

The United States constitution mandates that there be separation between church and state. In the U.S., a divorce is considered a civil, non-religious matter and once a judge signs the final divorce papers, a couple is considered divorced. However, divorce documents may not be sufficient in the eyes of certain religions. Even if you do not consider yourself to be particularly religious, it is important to know and understand the difference between a religious and civil divorce. This blog post wi...   Read more ...  

As a divorce attorney, I am frequently asked what requirements are needed in order to file for a divorce. Specifically, I am asked if one spouse must be guilty or have done something wrong before a divorce can be requested. Although these answers vary from state to state, in Illinois there must be grounds for a divorce. There are two types of grounds in Illinois, fault grounds and no-fault grounds. No-fault grounds are more commonly known as irreconcilable differences. In the case of irreconcila...   Read more ...