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What to Expect During a Divorce Hearing in Illinois

What to Expect During a Divorce Hearin...

Going through a divorce involves major upheavals in your personal life and finances. Whether you are the one who filed for a divorce or you have been served with a divorce petition and a summons to appear in court by your spouse, it is natural…

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Understanding Parental Responsibility Allocations in Illinois

Understanding Parental Responsibility ...

Until recently, Illinois had a joint custody law. The “joint” only referred to legal custody, and even in this area, the noncustodial parent’s rights were sharply limited. Today, Illinois has a co-parenting law. No longer do children “live” with one parent and “visit” the other one, at…

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What to Know Before Filing for a Gray Divorce

What to Know Before Filing for a Gray ...

Although the overall divorce rate is still high, it has declined significantly in recent years. The over-50 divorce rate has trended the opposite way. Marriage dissolution matters in this age range have doubled over the last two decades. All divorces usually involve significant emotional and financial issues.…

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What is Considered Marital Property in Illinois?

What is Considered Marital Property in...

The marital property rule in the Prairie State, which is found in Section 503 of the Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, is relatively straightforward. With a few exceptions, assets or debts acquired during the marriage are marital property. Everything else is non-marital property. However,…

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Can I Move Out of State With My Child After an Illinois Divorce?

Can I Move Out of State With My Child ...

Move-away modifications are among the most frequent family law modification actions in Cook County. Most people move about 12 times during their lives. Interstate moves are especially complex on a number of levels, and that includes family law matters. Other countries, like Mexico and Canada,…

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How to Prepare to File for Divorce

How to Prepare to File for Divorce...

America’s divorce rate has declined sharply in recent years. Yet at the same time, divorce’s moral acceptability rating has increased sharply. In other words, more people than ever before have questions about marriage dissolution in Illinois. These questions not only include the divorce process, which…

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