The average marriage which ends in divorce lasts a little under eight years. In that period of time, most couples go through lots of ups and downs, to say the...
Learn MoreThe average marriage which ends in divorce lasts a little under eight years. In that period of time, most couples go through lots of ups and downs, to say the...
Learn MoreWay back in the day, “what will the neighbors think?” was an appropriate concern in pre-divorce situations. But that concern isn’t as valid today. Divorce’s moral acceptability rating recently rose...
Learn MoreJames Bond author Ian Fleming once wrote that “once is happenstance, twice is a coincidence, and thrice is enemy action.” That approach is a good rule of thumb, not only...
Learn MoreOne would think the answer to this question would be “yes.” Married people typically share expenses, at least informally. Usually, however, the answer to this question is “no,” and there...
Learn MoreTechnically, temporary custody orders expire when the judge enters a final order. However, Will County family law judges typically don’t start from scratch. Instead, an old idiom, possession is nine-tenths...
Learn MoreThere are times when a man should pursue a paternity test. If a man wants a legal and/or emotional relationship with his child, and the mother does not immediately agree...
Learn MoreMore people in Illinois are asking about what they should do before getting a divorce today than at any other time in history. Divorce’s moral acceptability rate recently hit an...
Learn MoreBefore 2016, Illinois law famously, or infamously, included a two-year waiting period. Very few people had to wait forty-eight months for a no-fault divorce, because some workarounds were available. For...
Learn MoreUntil recently, very few attorneys advised couples to get premarital agreements. The web of laws and procedures governing these agreements was complex, to say the least. Furthermore, enforcement was very...
Learn MoreDomestic violence in Illinois is a serious problem, sometimes an order of protection is needed. But it is not just the state of Illinois that has a considerable domestic violence...
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