Your parents left you a hefty inheritance when they passed away five years ago. You were already married but you do not have any children, so you didn’t spend the money on college tuition or anything of that nature. You just set it aside for the day you retired,...
Trying to split your property and debts is one of the hardest steps in an Illinois divorce. Couples with more assets will have more to fight over during their divorce proceedings. Retirement accounts are often among the largest assets people have, meaning they lead to...
Custody is something that couples struggle to resolve when they end their relationships. Illinois state law talks about the allocation of parental responsibilities and rights largely in the context of a divorce. However, plenty of couples have children without getting...
You hear plenty about failed marriages, yet no one talks about a failed divorce. No one can stop you if you want a divorce, yet ending your marriage is only part of it. For a divorce to succeed, you need to put yourself in a strong position for life alone. Planning is...
When you and your spouse first split, the idea of working together to customize your custody agreement and parenting plan seemed like an impossible goal. With time, however, the animosity between you and your co-parent has faded. Now, your relationship is much more...
Parents need to make medical decisions for their young children, regardless of their marital status. One of the first examples of this is deciding what vaccines a newborn should get and when he or she should get them. Traditionally, parents just work together and get...
When a couple decides that divorce is the best solution for their future, they often struggle through the process of asset and debt division. The family home likely represents the single biggest financial piece of their overall puzzle with retirement funds, a private...
A divorce is a very difficult time in a person’s life. For some, the thought of having to split up all the assets they’ve worked hard to obtain is one that’s just more than they can handle. This can bring up some emotional turmoil. Dealing with your emotions is...
When you're getting a divorce, there are two things you need to know to get a fair split of the marital assets: What they are and what they are worth. Pushing for fairness absolutely requires understanding the value of the property you share. There are at least three...
You know that your main goal for your divorce, other than making sure you get to see your kids, is to keep the family home. You and your spouse bought it jointly, but you picked it out, you were the one who loved the neighborhood and you don’t want to give all of that...
