Wonder if there is a way to “fast track” your divorce? Many clients beginning their divorce proceedings want to know how long the process will take. The truth is, a lot of factors contributing to how long the divorce will take are up to the individual parties themselves. As a general rule, the more cooperative
Continue Reading »Since the revising of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act the state of Illinois no longer uses the term “custody”. Previously, a parent with sole custody could make decisions about religion and religious training for their minor child. Now, Illinois has what is referred to as “allocation of parental responsibilities” and one of
Continue Reading »In re Marriage of Bychina, 2021 IL App (2d) 200303 (June 18, 2021), Elena, the Petitioner in this Illinois divorce case, had recently come to this country from Russia. On her immigration form, Boris, her husband, indicated a promise to support her if she came to this country. When Elena wanted to come into the
Continue Reading »A postnuptial agreement is a legal document that explains and designates how property will be divided in the event of a divorce. It is very similar to a premarital (or pre-nuptial) agreement, except a premarital agreement is signed prior to the marriage and a postnuptial agreement is signed after the marriage has already occurred. While
Continue Reading »So, you just got served with Illinois divorce papers or a child custody action. Now what? Whether you suspected this legal action might happen, once you’ve been served there is no time to waste taking necessary steps to protect yourself. First of all, do not ignore the fact that you have been served. Be forewarned!
Continue Reading »When parents are no longer together, living far away from a child’s other parent can make parenting time schedules extremely complicated. Between arranging for travel back and forth as well as figuring out logistics, it can be complex to try and come up with an adequate schedule for the children and their other parent. There
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