Blended families face many interpersonal and legal challenges. One indicator of this is the divorce rate, which is about 40 percent for first marriages. The rate of divorce rises to 70 percent for second marriages when both partners have kids from a previous...
Month: July 2018
Yes, there are often clear – and multiple – divorce upsides
Legions of divorced individuals in Illinois and nationally immediately - and happily - note a bottom-line improvement in their lives following divorce. And that is simply logical and, really, anything but surprising. Most people divorce because they want to. And most...
Study on custody outcomes spotlights challenges for Illinois dads
A recent study focused upon child custody laws and outcomes across America lists 20 states that research indicates make consistently strong efforts to secure reasonably equal custody time for both parents in a divorce. Illinois is not among them. Indeed, notes Custody...
Judge: up-front interim divorce award fully justified
Find Waldo. In a nutshell, that's what it is all about in a truly high-asset divorce battle between a business principal and his wife -- - identifying something specific from amidst a seeming ocean of complexity and confused background. The apparent bottom line...