Posted June 27, 2019
Alimony payments are spousal support payments made to allow both spouses to maintain the standard of living they are accustomed to. During a marriage, it’s common for one spouse to stay at home and care for children while the other spouse gains further education and establishes a career. Alimony payments
... continue reading.Posted June 20, 2019
Divorces can include these elements, but they can also simply involve both spouses and a mediator. That is known as an uncontested divorce. Both spouses work with a mediator to arrive at a solution that takes the needs of both into account, and that both regard as fair. “Uncontested” means
... continue reading.Posted June 12, 2019
If you are getting a divorce, then sooner or later you will be thinking about moving on. While some divorcees have been “burned” and avoid future relationships, others are likely to go “on the market” quickly. Some states have legal minimum waiting periods. Colorado is not one of those states.
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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
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