Taking Children Out-Of-State After Divorce: What You Need To Know About Illinois Law
Whether the goal is to be closer to family, to pursue a new job opportunity, to cohabitate with a new partner, or to finally settle into the home of your dreams, there are many reasons [...]
How Are Assets Divided In An Illinois Divorce
Getting divorced in Illinois will always come with a number of critical and complex issues that need to be addressed — including the division and distribution of assets and debts. Let’s dive into some of [...]
What Is The Difference Between A Power Of Attorney And A Durable Power Of Attorney
The power of attorney, also known as a POA, can be an essential piece of your estate planning puzzle. Flexible, customizable tools that can be shaped to meet your specific needs, powers of attorney can [...]
What Happens In A Custody Hearing In Illinois?
As a parent, you more likely than not have many preferences, hopes, and ideas about where your children should live and how they should be raised following your divorce. At the same time, your soon-to-be-ex-partner [...]
What Is A Postnuptial Agreement, And When Do I Need One?
In addition to being an important step in an interpersonal relationship, marriage imposes a complex set of default legal and quasi-contractual obligations on each partner. Like a prenuptial agreement, a postnuptial agreement, sometimes called a [...]
What You Need To Know About Collaborative Divorce
When we think about divorce, we tend to think of a contentious process in which the parties argue over every detail, leaving all involved with hard feelings — and substantial legal bills. But divorce doesn’t [...]
What You Need To Know About Enforcing A Prenup In Illinois
Prenuptial agreements are an effective, and increasingly popular, way for partners to make critical decisions about assets and property before tying the knot. With that being said, in the event of a divorce, it is [...]
The Importance of Estate Planning for Blended Families
Blended families are everywhere in pop culture — from the swinging ‘60s vibes of The Brady Bunch to the complex, intertwined family arrangements we see in shows ranging from Modern Family to Cheaper By the [...]
How Does Legal Separation Differ From Divorce In Illinois
It’s rarely easy to decide to end a marriage. And because marriage is a complex legal relationship, not just a personal one, the choice to end a marriage is often more complicated than the parties [...]
Important Resources For Adoptive Parents
Adoption is a beautiful way of creating a family, but it can be a daunting legal process. In fact, for potential adoptive parents, understanding the process can be downright discouraging. Finding the right resources before [...]
Managing Funds Held On Behalf Of A Minor
In Illinois, transferring or leaving money or property to a minor child can be a complicated proposition. Under Illinois law, like the law of most other states, minors can’t hold property directly. Someone else- a [...]
What to Expect During a Prove-Up Hearing In an Illinois Divorce
You’ve gone through the process of filing for a Petition for Dissolution of Marriage. You and your attorney have navigated discovery, and you’ve made it through rounds of negotiations with your spouse and their attorney [...]
What Post-Decree Matters Might Need to Be Revisited After an Illinois Divorce?
If a marriage is about entwining a couple’s lives together, then divorce is about extricating those same people apart — a process that is not always easy. Navigating the divorce process can be scary and [...]
What to Expect When a Divorce Goes to Trial In Illinois
Does the idea of divorce conjure up images of angry men and women arguing in front of a judge in a brightly lit courtroom? Decades of Law & Order and countless movies have created the [...]
Unpacking 6 Common Myths About Divorce In Illinois
Divorce is one of those topics on which everyone seems to have an opinion— although the fact of the matter is that many people here in Illinois actually believe some outdated or flat-out incorrect myths [...]