Illinois family law courts have the authority to award spousal support (also known as spousal maintenance or alimony) to a financially-dependent spouse who — following a divorce — lacks the...

In a few jurisdictions, such as Texas and California, it’s difficult to protect assets during a high-net-worth divorce. But like most jurisdictions, Illinois is an equitable distribution state. Furthermore, although...

In Illinois, paternity forms the basis of a father’s parental rights and parental responsibilities. For married men, paternity is rather simple — a man is assumed to be the father...

If you share a child with your partner, it is very important to establish paternity in Illinois. This applies to men who have a child born out of wedlock.  Under...

Technically, 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...

Division Of Debt When people think about divorce, they often only consider the division of marital assets–who gets what property. But it is equally important to consider the division of...

Even though the child custody and parenting time laws are under the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, in the Prairie State, unmarried parents have the same rights and...

Debt Division Like most other jurisdictions, in terms of divorce property settlements, Illinois is an equitable division state. The marital estate, which includes both assets and debts, must be divided...

In recent years, student loan debt has become a serious issue in the United States. According to a recent report cited by CNBC, 44 million Americans currently owe student loan...

Under Illinois law, paternity is presumed when the mother is married — meaning no action is required to make her husband the legal father of the child. For unmarried couples,...