There are so many different reasons why you may consider using a therapist in your family law case. Often, couples going through a divorce have their own personal therapists. This can be a very healthy way to deal with the difficult personal situation they are going through. Some parents need a therapist to assist them
Continue Reading »During a divorce, clients often ask about using psychological or mental health evaluations to assess the mental health of the other party. While some people believe their ex is “crazy”, only in extreme cases is a mental health evaluation granted or allowed by Chicago family courts, or even relevant. Usually, mental health comes into play when
Continue Reading »Advice for Divorced and Non-married Parents August is already here and that means that a school year will be starting before we know it! It seems that there has been no universal “return to school” plan. In the United States, let alone in Illinois or the Chicagoland Metropolitan Area. It appears that the return to
Continue Reading »The process of a divorce is one unlike anything else you will ever go through. It is intimate and personal to you, but also has a huge financial component that can affect your life in a huge way. It is imperative that you are comfortable with your legal representation. That being said, the divorce attorney
Continue Reading »One of the divorce topics we have been asked about recently involves the Illinois requirements for living separate and apart. With Shelter in Place moving into new phases, many individuals are finding that they do not want to remain married to their same spouse during the second wave of pandemic shutdowns. However, there is a
Continue Reading »The “waiting period” and other jurisdictional issues can be very confusing when a couple is contemplating filing for a divorce. When it comes to a waiting period for filing for divorce in Chicago, there are generally two separate questions or issues that arise in these discussions. Waiting Period Question 1: Do I have to wait
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