What is a prenuptial agreement? A prenuptial agreement outlines how certain assets and financial issues will be handled if a marriage ends. In Illinois, these agreements are governed by the Illinois Uniform Premarital Agreement Act (750 ILCS 10/1 et seq.). A valid...
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Case Management Conference Attendance
Case Management Conference Attendance We are often asked, should I attend this case management conference. First, for any court hearing attendance question, read the summons, notice of hearing, or court order that made you aware of the hearing and be sure it doesn’t...
Can I Move With My Child from a Prior Relationship?
“Removal cases are difficult. This is especially so when neither parent demonstrates bad faith and both have assiduously exercised their parental responsibilities and parenting time. No matter the outcome, one party's life will be affected detrimentally.” - The...
Scheduling Mediation
Scheduling mediation is simple. Simply call the office and tell us you want to mediate your legal issue. You will be asked for your contact information and our team will do an initial review of the Parties’ names to check for conflicts of interest. You do not need a...
How do the Illinois courts handle custody if you litigate?
Whether you decided to file for divorce because of an unhappy marriage or you never married the other parent of your child and are mid-breakup, custody matters may weigh heavily on your mind. You likely worry about how much time you will get to spend with your...
4 ways to approach a post-divorce holiday schedule
While navigating the divorce process, the couple must work through numerous negotiations and arrive at several compromises before moving forward to their exciting, new futures. Divorcing parents must devote a significant amount of time to developing the parenting...
How divorce mediation can help you keep more of what you earned
You worked hard during your marriage to help provide for your family, whether you earned an income or were the primary homemaker. Now that your marriage is ending in divorce, you don't want to lose all you worked for to attorneys fees and court costs. But that is...
Bring Your Clients Value And Don’t Get In Trouble Doing It
Bring Your Clients Value and Don’t Get in Trouble Doing It An attorney is not helping the division of the marital estate if the attorney is taking the marital estate in by way of attorney fees. Consider that the normal divorce case is going to be split pretty equally...
