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Cyber-Spying: Is Spying on Your Spouse Legal in an Illinois Divorce?
Divorce breeds distrust. In today’s technology-driven society, distrust can lead to cyber-spying. No doubt, when you are going through your divorce, there is often a compulsion to see what your spouse is up to. Some want to know if there is cheating and others just want financial information. And some arrive at this question from the other side,
How Is Child Support Decided for High-Earning Couples in Illinois?
For most parents, Illinois child support comes from a formula. The court takes both parents’ incomes, applies the Illinois state schedule, and produces a number. However, when parents earn well above average, that formula stops. The schedule only reaches so far, and above it a judge can decide what the child support number should be. That change catches
Managing Child Support Arrears in Illinois: What You Need to Know
You missed some child support payments, and now you are worried about what that means. Maybe you lost a job, maybe the amount was always more than you could manage, and maybe the balance has grown into a number you do not know how to face. The unpaid amount has a name. It is called child support arrears,
How to Get a Continuance of a Trial Date in Illinois Family Court
Your trial date is set, and something has changed. A medical emergency, an unavailable witness, incomplete discovery, or another serious conflict may make the trial date difficult or impossible to keep. In Illinois family court, a judge can move a trial date, but a continuance is not automatic. The strongest requests are specific, documented, and raised as soon
Anderson Boback & Marshall Recognized by Best Lawyers 2027
Anderson Boback & Marshall is proud to be recognized by Best Lawyers® for 2027. This marks the firm’s second consecutive year of recognition. Best Lawyers is one of the oldest and most respected peer-review recognitions in the legal profession. Attorneys are evaluated by their peers in the same practice area and region, based on firsthand knowledge of their
The Challenges Men Face in an Illinois Divorce
Friends tell a man in a divorce that it will work out. What they do not tell him, because they do not know it, is how much of the outcome is settled before he ever sees a courtroom. Not by a judge weighing who was the better spouse. By whether the school has his name on file. Whether
How to Choose a Divorce Attorney for a Complex or Contested Case in Chicago, IL
Some divorces are difficult from the start. One spouse owns a business that will be hard to value, the two of you disagree about the children, or little will be settled without a fight. Others begin as ordinary divorces and turn hard along the way. A spouse empties an account or moves money, stops cooperating, or reopens a
