Property division is likely to be a key focus in virtually any high-asset divorce in Illinois or elsewhere across the United States, for obvious reasons. Marital partners that amassed material wealth during marriage will logically want to see it equitably distributed...
Baby boomers of divorced parents in Illinois and across the country share a near-unanimous experience in their memories concerning child custody arrangements "back in the day." A couple generations ago, it was close to universally being the case that post-divorce...
We cited in a recent blog post some takeaway points offered in an article written by a commentator who truly knows something about domestic abuse in the United States. Susan Paisner is a criminal law expert and ex-adviser to police agencies on crafting family abuse...
It's never easy to break the news of a pending divorce to children. At a time when you're under enormous stress yourself, it may be difficult to offer your children the support they need. However, it's important to try to see things from your children's perspective so...
One area of town is predominantly marked by low incomes, underperforming schools, limited job opportunity and high crime. Another features tidy mini-mansions, Ph.D.'s galore, six-figure incomes and college-prep schools. Which of those neighborhoods would you regard as...
Most couples do not enter marriage with a divorce in mind. People can and do change over time. Relationships also may change. Understanding why divorces take place requires one to get rid of all preconceived concepts of why they do, as infidelity is often perceived as...
A central part of most Illinois divorces involving children is the parenting plan that mothers and fathers implement to guide key custody- and visitation-related matters. Some divorcing parents find that crafting such a plan is no big deal. They are able to work...
Any number of naysayers in Illinois and nationally will readily fault a person who seeks legal guidance regarding personal assets prior to getting married. Many of those people, well, probably don't have personal assets. Because, if they did, logic might reasonably...
