Posted June 5, 2019
When you decide to file for an uncontested divorce in Chicago, the court does not award half of the assets and debts to each spouse. Instead, the court equitably divides the property. Some property is considered “non-marital.” This means that either spouse solely owns that property. That property is set
... continue reading.Posted May 29, 2019
In Illinois, there are two ways to get a divorce. You can take it to a judge and fight over every detail, known as a “Contested Divorce”. Or you can take it to a mediator and work out everything before the paperwork sees a courthouse, known as an “Uncontested Divorce”.
... continue reading.Posted May 22, 2019
Getting divorced is a huge transition in anyone’s life, no matter how long you were married or how much household there is to divide. You may have braced yourself for the emotional impact of divorce but many divorcees falter during the financial transition from married to single and separate. The
... continue reading.Posted May 15, 2019
You and your spouse grew apart, and you’ve decided it’s time to separate all things financial and distribute joint properties and assets. When some residents of Illinois give thought to this process, they imagine a protracted legal battle. They don’t want to hurt each other or their children with expensive
... continue reading.Posted May 9, 2019
Divorce is never a simple matter. Being married to another person means intertwining your lives in virtually every area. Untangling that takes time and effort. When there is a business involved, it can become a much more complicated process. Whether that business one spouse owns the business or it is
... continue reading.Posted May 1, 2019
Not all divorces are bitter battles between two angry ex-spouses. In fact, many divorces are amicable, a parting of two ex-partners. Maybe you grew distant, maybe a tragedy separated you. Maybe there is pain in the past, but you still mostly share the same values when separating your households. Couples
... continue reading.Posted April 25, 2019
When people get married, they often believe that their marriage will last forever. However, the fact is that nearly half of all marriages will end in separation or uncontested divorce in Chicago, making divorce a fairly common occurrence. Even though these numbers are well-known, it often takes people by surprise
... continue reading.Posted April 17, 2019
When a divorce agreement is drawn up, usually the ex-spouses are thinking about how to settle their lives -right now-. You’re thinking about how to split today’s finances, but not what will happen when finances change in the future. You’re thinking about how to split custody with the children at
... continue reading.Posted April 10, 2019
In the United States, there are two primary ways to conduct your divorce. You can take your ex to court and bicker about every detail or you can sit down with a mediator and draw up an uncontested divorce agreement. Of course, the divorces that make the news and are
... continue reading.Posted April 5, 2019
If you and your spouse are about to start the process of getting divorced, it may be tempting to try to do it yourself and go through the process without a mediator if your relationship is amicable and you can reach an uncontested divorce in Chicago. For many couples going
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