Mike Schiffman has always felt a personal calling to family law rooted in his desire to help others. His clients appreciate his commitment to supporting them through every step of the process, while working tenaciously to secure the optimal resolution in every case. Mike began his career as a Family Law Attorney immediately after graduating from the University of Illinois College of Law in 1982.
After nearly 30 years practicing at large Chicago-based firms and heading up a Family Law division in a general practice partnership, Mike founded Schiffman Family Law, LLC in 2013. Mike handles each case individually, paying close personal attention to your needs and the unique circumstances of your case, to secure the best-case outcome drawing from the latest judicial and legal statutes and trends.
After nearly 30 years practicing at large Chicago-based firms and heading up a Family Law division in a general practice partnership, Mike founded Schiffman Family Law, LLC in 2013. Mike handles each case individually, paying close personal attention to your needs and the unique circumstances of your case, to secure the best-case outcome drawing from the latest judicial and legal statutes and trends.
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Divorce alone has a number of complex issues involved, and a divorce in which substantial wealth is involved can further complicate the separation. There is often disagreement over how to divide property, assets and finances in a high-net worth divorce. Schiffman Family Law is a resource for people from all income levels facing a divorce case.
In divorce cases in which children are involved, child custody can be included in the divorce decree. The end goal of child custody arrangements is to ensure the best interests of the children. Child custody attorney Mike Schiffman represents both men and women through divorce and child custody agreements.
Paternity issues can be a sensitive, personal matter, whether you are establishing or disputing your parental rights and responsibilities. Chicago area paternity lawyer Mike Schiffman can expertly guide you though the legal process of establishing or de-establishing paternity. This is the legal determination of a child's biological father.
Child support is typically a set payment from one parent to another to contribute to the financial cost of upbringing a shared child or children. Who pays child support may depend on which parent has primary custody of the child and/or which parent has the lower income. Calculating child support in Illinois uses a statutory guideline as a starting point.
A prenuptial agreement is a legal contract. It outlines how marital assets and debts will be divided should the marriage end, whether in divorce or in death. It is sometimes used to protect the rights and assets of children from a previous marriage. Many couples opt to have a prenuptial agreement in order to ensure that their property and assets are handled according to their wishes in the event of divorce or death.
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Robert Ippach
Aug 15, 2018
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Mike helped me with my divorce, He explains all the choices and worst case scenarios of what may happen. He is not one of those lawyers that likes to keep couples fighting to add to the bill. He is very knowledgeable, thorough, and fair priced for his services. I would recommend Schiffman family law to everyone.
