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If you are going through a divorce for the first time, the process can be confusing and time-consuming. Learning what to expect can allow you to prepare for what is to come. Filing your petition in Waukegan Most divorce cases in Lake County begin when one spouse files...
Summer break brings excitement for children, but it can create tension between divorced parents. When you're co-parenting, decisions about summer camps involve serious considerations about legal authority, financial responsibility and parenting time schedules....
Divorce is undoubtedly challenging, but the method you choose to finalize it can significantly affect your experience. In Illinois, mediation is an increasingly popular alternative to traditional litigation. Mediation is a form of alternative dispute resolution where...
Divorce doesn't just happen for no reason. Very few people end their marriage despite no problems in their relationship. Something must be going very wrong for one or both spouses to decide it's over. This could be something out of both spouses' control, like a...
Make no mistake; even in the best of times, life with a narcissist is never a walk in the park. Throw relationship differences into the mix and things can quickly escalate from bad to worse. Basically, a narcissist tends to exhibit a sense of entitlement, grandiosity...
The procedures involved in a divorce can be complicated. And one of them is property division, which leads to most conflicts between soon-to-be ex-spouses. Your spouse may hide assets to prevent them from being subjected to division, which is unfair. Thus, it's...
One of the reasons that divorce can be so hard for a family is that it often drastically alters the financial circumstances of each of a child’s parents. Divorce also tends to have a negative impact on the mental health of the children in a family and can even affect...
Technology can play a significant role in facilitating responsible co-parenting and enhancing communication and coordination between co-parents. Utilizing technology can also help co-parents to document any violations of their rights and/or the terms of their...
At one time in the history of America, it was scandalous for people to end a marriage no matter how unhappy it made them. For those 65 and older, divorce was an uncommonly rare event. Well, times have changed, and so have divorce trends. Older couples (55 to 64)...
If you haven’t already begun planning for your children’s summer childcare, now is the time to do so. While it may seem far away, the reality is schools will close for the summer soon. If you and the kids’ other parent share custody, that can mean hustling to find...