As a civilian spouse, you understand how difficult military marriage can be. You must cope with long absences and frequent moves among other challenges. Sometimes these challenges take their toll and a couple decides to divorce. Military couples also endure a more...
Divorce in Illinois and elsewhere is an event of magnitude, of course, and worthy of due reflection from every conceivably relevant aspect. Many divorcing couples share at least a few core concerns, ranging from child-centric matters (e.g., custody/visitation and...
Deference to state law-making authority. That was essentially the bottom line in a family law ruling issued earlier this month by the nation's highest court in a case pitting contractual rights against state powers. Although the matter pertained to a Minnesota...
Often, many women leave major financial responsibilities to their husbands and find a surprising burden to shoulder when faced with death or divorce of a spouse. Over sixty percent of women wind up leaving the major investing and financial planning decisions to their...
It is certainly nice, though not surprising, to find family law writers and commentators in close accord with our views regarding optimal divorce strategies. Take a recent article in Forbes written by a divorce columnist, for example. Its author, Heather Locus,...
Money, money, money. Talk about a constant, well, ... there it is. Many of our readers across Illinois might find it frankly amazing how conversation in widely varied contexts so often steers invariably toward finances. But then again, it's really not so surprising,...
