Some couples in Illinois may want a prenuptial agreement to protect them in case they get a divorce. This should not be a decision they procrastinate on making because preparing the prenup shortly before the marriage can make the document more vulnerable to...
Some Illinois fathers may be concerned that they will be at a disadvantage in a divorce when it comes to child custody. In the past, in a divorce, mothers nearly always got custody. It was assumed that the father was primarily responsible for earning money and that...
Women in Illinois who are going through a divorce and have children are likely concerned about the impact the divorce is going to have on their children. In a recent poll, almost three in four women said that they were concerned about their children's welfare after...
You and your spouse may not see eye-to-eye about what is best for your child after a divorce. The more disparate your personal backgrounds and beliefs, the harder it may be to find a middle ground when you no longer have the bond of marriage holding you...
Prenuptial agreements can be ideal for almost anyone who is strongly considering getting married. It can spell out the terms of an eventual divorce, and it may allow a person to keep a business or other valuable assets that they are bringing into the marriage. It can...
Many Illinois couples who have gone through a divorce are now co-parenting. Some people are dealing with an ex-spouse who is a narcissist or a toxic person. In order to successfully co-parent with a difficult ex-spouse, a person will have to put their children first...
There may be advantages for some people in Illinois in engaging a divorce financial specialist during the divorce process along with other legal and financial professionals. Divorce can have a significant effect on a person's finances over the long term, and people...
The issues that you will face in your divorce will largely depend on the life stage you are in. Those with dependent children are often most concerned with child custody agreements. However, those who do not have children and those with adult children are more...
Illinois couples who decide to end their marriages may have many questions to answer as they settle their divorces. One of those questions may be what to do with the house that they shared while they were together. Usually, divorcing couples will choose to either sell...
When couples in Illinois get divorced, there are a lot of issues that need to be negotiated and resolved. One such point in question is alimony, also known as spousal support. Alimony is money paid by one spouse to the other on an ongoing basis after a marriage...