You love your children, and you want to be able to spend every day with them. With your current custody arrangements, you know that won't ever be a possibility.Despite knowing that the arrangements are in your children's best interests, you still wish you could be...
Many divorcing parents have questions about child custody, as they probably should. They wonder what is best for their children and how to allow their children to get through a divorce with the fewest negative consequences.One thing that you may want to consider if...
After you get married, you might sit down and think that you should have created a prenuptial agreement. Your spouse has debt, you have debt and you want to protect the assets you collect over time.One thing you can consider is called a postnuptial agreement. A...
Divorce can be a complex process both financially and emotionally. Couples face a number of heated issues while they disentangle their lives, including property division and child custody. An increasingly common–and contentious–issue is who gets to keep the dog or cat...
Determining child custody is one of the most complicated factors in divorce. You want to make sure your children are taken care of and that they have the time they need with each parent. You also want to protect them from negative situations and encourage them to...
When a custody battle expands across more than one state, it can be incredibly complicated to get any kind of forward progress. A custody battle that has been playing out in the courts of both Illinois and Massachusetts has pushed an Illinois judge into taking action....
Many people who have children during their marriages face a difficult problem in divorce: They both work. While this might work in a marriage, having two parents working full-time jobs won't be as easy.For many people, one parent is a part-time employee, but the other...
No matter how much you earn, or don't earn, there is never a time when it's appropriate not to take care of your child. This also applies to child support.If you have a child and are not the primary caregiver, you may be ordered to pay child support. Even if your...
Property division is often one of the most common causes of disputes in a divorce. With Illinois being an equitable division state, there is a lot of room for negotiation or disagreement on who should get what.Dividing your finances, your home and even your bills may...
You probably aren't used to having a lot of boundaries with your spouse. Unfortunately, redefining your personal boundaries is a part of moving forward, and there's simply no way to achieve a healthy divorce without them.Here are some tips on how to re-establish...
