As divorce lawyers in Chicago, Illinois, an issue that we deal with from time to time is when a divorce judgment has allowed a spouse to stay in the marital home for a long period of time (in some cases up to 3 years), and then refinance the home. The situation gets worse when the
Continue Reading »A complex divorce is a divorce that deals with complex issues like child custody, one or more of the parties holding a business interest, or perhaps there are significant debts. Typically, a complex divorce utilizes professionals in other fields other than domestic relations. Essentially, any case where the answer to the problem is not always
Continue Reading »As a Chicago divorce attorney, I get so many questions about whether people need legal representation before signing a marital settlement agreement. What could be more important than dividing up the monies and assets you accumulated during the marriage or securing your pension? When you realize that your marital settlement agreement is drafted in such
Continue Reading »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
Continue Reading »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
Continue Reading »Our firm represents a lot of military families and for the most part, handling a military divorce is just like any other divorce. There are specific rules that need to be followed, however, and those parents in the military facing divorce, knowing your rights will help alleviate some of the stress associated with deployment and
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