If you have been married before, are getting married again, and have a retirement account, you should at least consider getting a prenuptial agreement. More than likely, your retirement account...

The question of when to sign a voluntary acknowledgment of paternity is quite common. Roughly 40 percent of today’s births are outside wedlock. This percentage has almost doubled since 1990....

Keller Legal Services attorney Emily Wolf, far right, recently volunteered at the Warrenville-based Illinois Youth Center with members of the DuPage County Bar Association's Lawyers Lend-A-Hand to Youth Committee and...

Way back in the day, emotional abuse, which was then called mental cruelty, was basically the only way to obtain a divorce. Then, in 1969, incoming California Governor Ronald Reagan...

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted everyone's lives even those that may want to get a divorce during COVID shutdown. Many once-normal activities are now impossible. But even through a pandemic,...

Often, couples facing fertility issues turn to surrogacy to grow their family. Surrogacy, however, can introduce a host of legal hurdles. Illinois law requires the parent-child relationship to be formed...

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...

Regardless of the relationship between a child’s parents, he or she deserves the benefit of having both parents in his or her life. For many children of unmarried or divorced...

Nobody enters a marriage hoping it will end in divorce. Not only does divorce typically represent the end of the relationship, but it can also often turn into a messy...

If you are even considering a divorce, you have likely wondered if hiring an attorney is necessary. The answer, of course, depends on the complexity of your divorce and the...