A divorcing couple, even if separating is the best option for their futures, will face numerous challenges through the process. From emotional turmoil to financial turbulence, the couple must make difficult decisions regarding custody, parenting time, assets, debts...
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Month: August 2020
When will a court order spousal maintenance in a divorce?
When you are getting divorced in Illinois, there are certain things that you will have to address. For example, you can’t end a marriage without agreeing on matters such as child custody, child support, and the division of property. But what about spousal maintenance?...
Do You Really Need A Lawyer For Divorce?
Many Americans prefer DIY projects to hiring a professional. Doing something yourself is often more cost effective, efficient and satisfying. However, there are certain tasks that always require a professional’s help, no matter how do-able it may seem on the surface....
How much say does your child have in custody arrangements?
As children grow, they develop a unique relationship with each of their parents. They may feel more able to confide in their father, or they may have spent more time with their mother. Divorce—and the custody arrangements that result from divorce—can have a...
Revisiting child custody agreements when circumstances arise
Children often are caught in the middle of divorce. Their loyalties, in many cases, are with both parents, and now they likely will primarily live with just one of them. Child custody arrangements sometimes lead children and their parents from missing out on many life...
Three things to consider when pursuing a tax deed foreclosure
When a homeowner or commercial property owner owes past-due property taxes in Illinois, their county government may after a certain period of time decide to sell off the rights to the past-due taxes at a tax sale via a tax sale certificate. As a real estate investor,...
How does divorce work when you have a family farm?
Family farmers must plan for various unforeseen circumstances, such as crop failures or equipment breakdowns and replacement. Likewise, there should be a plan in case a marriage ends in divorce. While no one wants or expects a loving relationship to end this way,...
How does allocation of parenting time work?
As a parent seeking a divorce in the state of Illinois, you are probably hoping that separating from your partner or ending a relationship won’t negatively impact your children’s lives. It can be comforting to hear that the standard that family courts across the state...
Who gets the business in divorce?
The outcome of a divorce can shape how the ex-spouses can live, how the children will develop, and what means that everyone will have to move forward. A divorce can impact more than a family; it can also determine what happens to the business that the spouses own....