Should you be hiding money before divorce? Or, what about spending or transferring money before divorce? I seem to get a lot of questions like this lately. When people are considering a divorce and seeking out a chicago divorce attorney, they always want to know what they can do with their money. Can they take
Continue Reading »In family law cases, clients often wonder what is mediation and if they should do it. Mediation is not binding on you, and typically a neutral mediator will sit down with both parties in an attempt to reach an agreement. When you “mediate” you are bringing out issues you would like to resolve. Both parties
Continue Reading »“Grey Divorce” is the term that has been coined for individuals who are older and obtaining a divorce. A lot of times these folks are at or near retirement, and as such, there is a unique set of issues that need to be resolved in their divorce proceedings. Unique Issues in a Grey DivorceTable of
Continue Reading »I agree that in most situations, dads seem to get less parenting time than mothers do, but generally, there is a reason for that. When it comes to child custody, mothers fight harder for the majority of the parenting time and typically do more of the day-to-day care for the minor children. Dads are making
Continue Reading »Many times parties will want to engage a child custody lawyer to file for custody of a minor child that is not their own biological child. Aunts, Uncles, siblings, grandparents, and other adults often times will find themselves in circumstances where they wish to file for custody. In Illinois there are certain situations where
Continue Reading »An opinion from the 5th District was recently decided in the case of Sandra Schell v. Mark Schell regarding whether an inherited IRA was considered income for child support purposes. The court was required to decide whether mandatory distributions or withdrawals taken from an inherited IRA – individual retirement account – containing money that has
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