Most people picture divorce to be an all-out battle between spouses, fought in court in front of a judge or jury, fueled by aggressive divorce attorneys. While going to court...

Many couples face difficulties or hesitations when deciding to divorce because they do not want to disrupt the children’s home life. Typically, during and after a divorce, each parent is...

A divorce not only affects the spouses and children going through a divorce but also the grandparents. For most people, a divorce does not wipe the “grandparent” title from a...

An important topic in many divorces is spousal support, formerly known as alimony. The decision to award one spouse support is often determined by many factors, including the duration of...

On January 1, 2016, new rules and guidelines were introduced to the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act in Section 504 that changed the way maintenance is determined in...

When is more money ever a problem? Come tax time, it can be a burden. When receiving spousal support, previously known as alimony, most divorced people receiving the support do...

Some couples going through a divorce don’t have children, but they would argue they do. Many couples with pets consider their pets to be their children. When going through a...

In today’s society, 25 miles is not a far distance. As of January 1, 2016, however, that is the farthest distance you can move your child after a divorce without...

When going through a divorce, one of the last things a person wants is to be sitting across a conference table from their spouse discussing their personal issues in the...

As of June 1, 2014, same-sex marriage became legal in Illinois and same-sex couples throughout the State began converting civil unions to marriages. With the right and responsibility of marriage,...