Students across Illinois are either in their early days of school or their final days of summer vacation. You may be like many parents who are eager for school to start so you can get your kids back into a predictable routine. This may also be a year that holds...
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How to handle your spouse’s defiance of your divorce orders
After you have done everything possible to achieve a fair and agreeable divorce settlement, you may think your work is done, and your former spouse will simply obey the order and comply with its obligations. This means you will receive any child support payments on...
Divorce could mean division of your retirement account
Many people have marriages in which they have lived happily for many years. While your relationship may have started out happily enough, you may have reached the realization that you and your spouse no longer have much in common. Whether the relationship simply no...
Making “I want a divorce” less painful
There are many ways in which the topic of divorce can come up for the first time between a couple. It may be something one of you blurts out in the heat of an argument, or something that you casually suggest when times are difficult. You may play "what-if" when...
Getting back on your financial feet after a divorce
No matter how many of your friends have gone through a divorce, their tales of woe did not begin to prepare you for your own divorce. It is one thing to watch it happen to a friend's marriage or to a character on TV, but when it is happening to you, you can't know...
Spy games and divorce: How you can protect yourself
Divorce requires that two parties separate the shared aspects of their lives, which includes everything from marital property to bank accounts. In our technology-driven world, it could also require that the two parties spilt the online life they shared as well. Many...
Some reasons for gray divorce appear to be black and white
You may have heard that the overall divorce rate throughout the nation has decreased in recent years; however, that only seems to be the case for people under age 50. If you have already celebrated a birthday beyond that, you're part of a group who has doubled its...
Are you hoping to keep your home after divorce?
For you and many other Illinois residents, your home may represent many important aspects of your life. You may have purchased your home and felt a great deal of independence, or you may have watched your children grow up in the home and felt the love that also grew...
Finances and divorce: It’s not just about the money, honey
When you think about marital strife, a variety of issues may come to mind: romance (or lack thereof), sex and infidelity, in-laws, how to raise the children. Surprisingly - or perhaps not - the number one issue that most couples fight about - and the one that...
What is the role of the “standard of living” in a divorce?
When you are going through a divorce in Illinois, you will likely hear the term “standard of living.” It is important to understand what this means and how it relates to the different areas of your divorce agreement, especially alimony. This standard is used to help...