A question that many people ask us during an initial phone call is where there case will be filed. If you live in Cook County, there are many options, but the main courthouse in Cook County is the Daley Center. Generally speaking, that is the most convenient location for attorneys to litigate cases. The “venue”
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The attorney-client relationship can be a difficult one to navigate. At one end, your attorney can be your most trusted adviser, counselor, and in some situations, friend. They see you through the bad times, hear you out when you need to vent, and you know that they are fighting for your best interests despite the
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Many couples hold off on divorcing until their children are grown and out of house in an attempt to protect them or limit the disruption and stress that a divorce may add to their children’s life. However, there have been several stress identifiers with parents divorcing in their children’s college years as well. · The
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I often hear from clients that “justice must prevail” in their dissolution of marriage cases. They have been wronged, and they feel that they should be vindicated. Unfortunately, dissolution proceedings take place in civil court in Illinois. That means that the Judge is not there to punish the parties, as they are in criminal court.
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If you have no children, no interest in real estate, and have been married for less than eight (8) years, a joint simplified divorce may be an option for you. Pursuant to 750 ILCS 5/452, the parties to a dissolution proceeding may file a joint petition for simplified dissolution if they certify that all of
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Many parties attempt to amicably resolve their divorce with as little interference from attorneys as possible. Parties who are amicable are in the unique position of being able to sit down together to discuss their assets and liabilities and to try and formulate a plan for how they will divide everything up, by agreement. This
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