When you’re a stay-at-home spouse without an income or resources of your own, the idea of getting a divorce can be particularly scary. You may feel financially restricted in your marriage because of your lack of income or you may feel frightened that your spouse’s...
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Are paternity tests accurate?
If you’re involved in a paternity test, on either side, the outcome is very important to your future. Maybe you’re a woman who believes she knows who her child’s father is, but the father denies it, and you need proof to seek child support. Or, perhaps you are a man...
Post-divorce relationship-building with your children
A divorce can change your relationship with your children. When you and your ex share custody, it naturally means that you will spend less time with the kids. When you are together with them, your focus is likely on building a strong relationship in every possible way...
Divorce and doubts about your future
Sometimes, the divorce process leads to a significant amount of uncertainty with respect to one's future. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that in 2018, more than 700,000 couples got divorced, and many of these couples have various hurdles to work...
Can you file for uncontested divorce?
There are two types of divorces in Illinois: contested and uncontested divorce. A divorce is considered “contested “when both parties cannot come to an agreement on at least one issue such as property division, child support or child custody. Qualifications for an...
Does a non-working spouse get part of the retirement savings?
Getting a divorce in Illinois is often an expensive and time-consuming process. Spouses considering divorce will often carefully review their circumstances to find out if there's a way to limit what their spouse receives in the divorce or what expenses they will incur...
Helping your child when an absent parent returns
Many circumstances can keep a parent away from a child. While these situations might be voluntary, there are times, such as military deployments, that aren’t. No matter what kept the parent away from the child, it is up to the parent who is with the child to help make...
What considerations impact custody decisions in Illinois?
The family courts in Illinois try to take a holistic approach to decisions about the custody of children between unmarried or divorcing parents. In fact, the courts don't typically use the term "custody" anymore, preferring instead to refer to the "allocation of...
Does the name on the account matter in an Illinois divorce?
The way that you split up your shared or marital assets is often one of the more contentious aspects of an Illinois divorce. Couples often suspect divorce will occur for some time before either spouse actually files the petition. During that intermediary time, it is...
Heading toward divorce? High-asset couples need to consider these issues
If you and your spouse have amassed considerable assets before you decided to end your marriage, you’re probably headed toward what’s called a “high-asset” divorce. That means that you’ve got a lot more at stake financially than the average divorcing couple. Even...
