Divorce

If you are contemplating divorce, you may have some concern about future finances. After all, you may have to adjust to life on a single income. While you may be eligible for spousal support, you should also receive some part of the marital estate. This may put your...

One of the most common questions during a divorce is, “Who will get the house?” This and other property division questions come down to the specific laws in Illinois. Property division laws determine the outcome of asset distribution in a divorce case. Each state has...

Imagine the following situation: You've been happily married for five years, and then you have a baby. At first, your husband was happy and excited to have your child, but after the baby was born everything changed. Your spouse refused to connect with your baby or...

A recent study that looked at divorced dads across the United States showed that fathers in Illinois don't spend as much time with their children as dads in other parts of the country. This is because dads in Illinois often don't receive child custody awards that give...

When a heterosexual couple with fertility issues decide to use a sperm donor and artificial insemination, the husband of a woman who gives birth automatically becomes the presumptive -- and legal -- father of that child. If the couple later splits, the husband still...

A divorce can be resolved in a variety of ways. One of the options that many divorced couples choose to pursue is mediation. If you are considering this resolution method, you need to make sure that you are prepared for the first meeting. You might be surprised by how...

With summer fast approaching, if you haven't made plans with your ex for how you will share custody and visitation of your kids, you should do it as soon as possible. If you detailed how summer custody is shared in your parenting plan, this should make things go more...

Going through a divorce can lead to significant challenges as you work to determine the specifics of the settlement. There are times when you might need to take a step back and look at the big picture instead of focusing on one small decision. Everything you decide...

Divorce usually falls into one of two categories -- really easy or really difficult. When you are able to work out an uncontested divorce, you might be happy to know that you don't have to battle with your ex over every aspect of the divorce. We realize that one of...

You worked hard to ensure that your credit score was where you wanted it. Now, you are facing the possibility of divorce. This means that you need to be extra careful about how you handle the divorce, property division and financial obligations now because there is a...