Our firm devotes its full time and resources to divorce and family law because we believe our clients deserve the best representation while going through changes that may be life-altering.
This area of practice covers everything from divorce, contested custody, removal (out-of-state relocation with child), child support, visitation rights, maintenance (alimony), property division, legal separation, paternity, mediation, orders of protection, premarital agreements, divorce appeals, and collaborative law.While these times can be challenging, they can also offer a promising, new beginning.
This area of practice covers everything from divorce, contested custody, removal (out-of-state relocation with child), child support, visitation rights, maintenance (alimony), property division, legal separation, paternity, mediation, orders of protection, premarital agreements, divorce appeals, and collaborative law.While these times can be challenging, they can also offer a promising, new beginning.
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Income Shares is a guideline provided by the legislature (and is used in the majority of other states) that allows the Court to consider both parents' income when determining the appropriate child support amount. Illinois has developed a table that takes into consideration common assumptions and standard of living in order to derive how much parents would typically spend on a child if the parents were living together, given the parents' income.
A premarital agreement sets forth the rights and obligations of each spouse in the event of a divorce and may protect the intended inheritance of children from a previous relationship. These agreements are becoming increasingly used and, if drafted properly, are almost always enforced.
Assets you bring into the marriage should remain in your sole name and not be combined with marital assets or earnings if you expect these assets to remain non-marital and so that, if they are intended to be distributed to your children under a Will upon your death, are not subject to the claims of a surviving spouse.
Assets you bring into the marriage should remain in your sole name and not be combined with marital assets or earnings if you expect these assets to remain non-marital and so that, if they are intended to be distributed to your children under a Will upon your death, are not subject to the claims of a surviving spouse.
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