Finding A New Path Forward
When you own a family farm and plan to end your marriage, divorce often becomes complicated. Will you keep the business and do you have to continue to work together? Review these and other considerations for divorcing farm owners in Illinois. Property division...
The effect of a divorce on a family’s typical schedule and routines can be difficult for parents to navigate. Likewise, the changes can feel especially distressing and disruptive to children. After resolving how to allocate parenting time, parents need to work...
Adjusting to a post-divorce life can be an exhilarating and frightening experience. Often, the newly-divorced struggle with financial changes, lifestyle changes, parenting changes and schedule changes. Unfortunately, this level of chaos tends to overshadow other...
Prenuptial agreements have been a legal option for quite some time. However, due to commonly held negative perceptions about such agreements, many people may have avoided signing them before exchanging vows. After all, divorce probably isn't the first thing your mind...
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....
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...
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,...