Getting a divorce will have significant ramifications on your financial situation. If you have been relying on your spouse for income, you will soon have to make your way in life without your spouse’s financial assistance. Fortunately, there are some steps you can...
For many people, child support becomes a problematic situation. Whether you struggle every month to make your payments or you fight every month to get the other parent to pay, if you have issues with the system, it can make you wonder what the point of it is....
More and more older couples these days have decided that now is as good a time as any to get a divorce. Experts point at everything from increasing quality of life to a better societal acceptance of divorcees as potential reasons behind this trend. But if you are...
A custody exchange can be a challenging time for many recently divorced couples. From heated emotional disagreements to differences of opinion about child-rearing, meeting with your ex-spouse on a regular basis can be a turbulent experience. When drafting the...
When there are children involved in a divorce, emotions run high and can sometimes cloud the judgment of one or both parents. When it comes to deciding child custody, parents should put their personal feelings aside and consider what is best for the children. Although...
Illinois’ Dissolution of Marriage Acts identifies the potentially serious effects of one or both spouses misusing or wasting marital assets. In legal terms, “dissipation” occurs when a spouse squanders or improperly diverts funds or other property when the marriage is...
In most child support cases, there are no issues with payment or collection. However, there is a percentage of all cases where it is tough to collect the support due. If you are in this situation, you may have issues due to the gig economy. The gig economy includes...
Divorce in America and Illinois remains a complicated subject. Experts often look at trends to get insight on marriages and divorce to see what this says about changing patterns in society. One broad trend is that both marriages and divorces continue to decline in...
Going through a divorce puts a lot of stress on everyone involved. Unfortunately, some people decide to heap on even more stress by handling the divorce in an immature and petty way. Some parents will even harm your child while trying to get back at you. This is often...
Past posts on this blog touched upon the fact that your 401(k) account becomes subject to property division during your divorce proceedings. You might go into your divorce proceedings assuming that the only impact it may have on your retirement is changing the person...
