It is not uncommon for spouses to have a period of separation before ultimately deciding if they do want to move forward with the divorce process or not. If you are thinking about separating from your spouse, a separation period can offer the couple perspective on their marriage and help them clarify whether they can
Continue Reading »When a new tax season is upon us, we are often asked by our clients what tax considerations come up in divorce. If you have recently divorced or are considering divorce, here are 10 tax issues that arise in divorce 1. Child Support Child support payments are not tax-deductible by the parent paying child support
Continue Reading »In an f, the length of a marriage often has a major impact on how the parties’ financial issues are decided. In general, this is because a long marriage means that the parties’ lives have been intertwined for a longer period, during which they’ve likely accrued more assets, and possibly debts, than a marriage that
Continue Reading »When you are first facing a divorce, whether you are the one wanting a divorce or not, the fear of the unknown can seem daunting to many. Common fears that come to mind: Will I lose the ability to see my children? Will I lose my pension? What about the house, who will get it?
Continue Reading »The attitudes of Illinois family law judges about how children should be raised, and their time divided between parents, have changed significantly over the last fifty years or so. Judges used to believe, and rule–almost universally–that children needed to spend the majority of their time with the mother, and that the mother was inherently more
Continue Reading »Recently, the Illinois Appellate court addressed the issue of the date used in determining dissipation as raised by the divorce case In Re Marriage of Sinha. (In re MARRIAGE OF JYOTI SINHA and MUKESHA K. SINHA, 2021 IL App (2d) 191129, No. 2-19-1129) The court found when determining dissipation, you use the date when the marriage
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