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Back-to-School for Divorced or Separated Parents In Chicago – What Do I Need to Know?

Back-to-school season can be very chaotic and challenging.  School supplies need to be purchased, back-to-school wardrobes need to be ready, backpacks need to be full, lunches need to be made and extra-curricular activities need to be selected.  Being separated or divorced from your child(ren)’s other parent can make this time even more challenging.  Here are

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5 Signs You May Be Heading for Divorce

As a Chicago family law attorney, learning the client’s story of their marriage is an integral part of understanding the issues that led to the breakdown of the marriage, and how those issues will continue to impact the parties during the divorce process. By the time I speak to a client, that person has usually

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Business Valuation Issues in a Chicago Divorce

If you are a business owner contemplating a  divorce it is a good idea to familiarize yourself with business valuation issues that often arise in Chicago divorce cases.  Property division issues in a divorce can become contentious and costly, especially when a business is involved. 6 Business Valuation Issues In a Divorce There are a

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Child Support in Illinois: Who Is Responsible And How Child Support Is Calculated?

What Is Child Support? Child support is the terminology used to describe the periodic or ongoing payments one parent makes to the other following a divorce to assist in raising their shared children. Child support is thus a combination of both financial and emotional obligations on behalf of parents in the effort to provide for

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Is Spousal Maintenance is Modifiable? Check Your Judgment

Wonder if your spousal maintenance is modifiable? This question was addressed in Scarp v. Rahman when the father in the case of sought to modify his maintenance obligation.  The trial court would not allow the modification so he sought an appeal.  The appellate court affirmed the trial court’s decision and said that because their judgment

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