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Married couples often accumulate a lot of property together. They may buy a home where they live and fill it with furniture. They may start saving for retirement together and investing their surplus income. They will likely also take on debt during the marriage. They...
Couples in Illinois get divorced for all kinds of reasons. Oftentimes, divorce brings out the worst in both parties and causes strong negative emotions for the people involved. The more that spouses fight with each other, the harder the divorce process tends to...
Custody considerations often dominate discussions of what will happen in a divorce, but not every married couple that divorces has minor children, and even those that do often end up agreeing on how to split time with the children and responsibility for them. However,...
Your Illinois parenting plan is important for your entire family following your divorce or separation from the other parent of your children. The terms established in your plan govern your responsibilities to one another and the children that you share. The official...
The custody order drafted or at least approved by the judge presiding over your Illinois family law matter determines how you and your ex share your parental rights and responsibilities. It likely includes a thorough breakdown of how you will share parenting time and...
Your children are teens, and you know that they’re old enough to understand what a divorce is and why they happen. At the same time, you never wanted to put them through one. When you decided that a divorce was necessary, you had hoped to put it off until your...
If you and your spouse are divorced but you still have children together, there may be a time when one of you wants to hire a babysitter or a nanny to watch the kids. This is a time when that parent has official custody, but they still have something that they need to...
When you are considering a divorce and have children, one of the first topics you’ll need to discuss with your spouse is your children’s custody arrangements. If you feel strongly that your spouse is not a positive role model or isn’t capable of caring for your...
When you’re going through a divorce, one of the things that you need to think about is how to resolve disputes. Disputes can be expensive and time-consuming. They may be upsetting and make you feel terrible about your divorce. You may get angry if the other party...
If you are preparing to divorce your spouse, one of the things you need to think about is how you’re going to support yourself. If you currently work and have a career, then you know you’ll have an income coming in. If you don’t work and have been a stay-at-home...