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Non-Marital Property Can Affect the Division of Marital Assets
When you get divorced in Illinois, the law requires your marital property to be divided equitably between you and your spouse. The process raises two primary questions: what is marital property and what is equitable? A qualified divorce attorney can help you understand how the answers to those questions can impact your divorce settlement. Marital Property Defined The Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act (IMDMA) providesContinue reading
Talk to Your Divorce Lawyer About Billing Practices
One of the most common questions that many people have about the divorce process is in regard to how much it will cost. Most divorce attorneys will tell you that there is no way to know for sure how much you should expect to pay because it all depends on the complexity of your case and how quickly you and your spouse can resolve your differences. WhileContinue reading
Moving On After a Rough Divorce
There are countless reasons that a marriage could deteriorate to the point where a divorce is healthier than staying married. Some—including infidelity, financial indiscretions, and abuse–are more dramatic than others, but ending a marriage that slowly eroded over time can still be extremely traumatic. While you may know that you have made the right decision, moving forward with your life can require a great deal of work.Continue reading
Common Mistakes in a High-Asset Divorce
Divorce is rarely easy in any situation. It can be even more challenging, however, when there are substantial amounts of money or valuable property involved. The complexities presented in a high-asset divorce can lead to months and, in some cases, years of complications as a single mistake can literally cost you millions of dollars. Unfortunately, many people in the midst of a high-asset divorce fall victim toContinue reading
Continuing Communication During Divorce
There is little question that divorce can be incredibly difficult for everyone involved. Of course, it only makes sense to try to make the process easier and more straightforward. Some attorneys and divorce experts even go so far as to suggest completely shutting down the lines of communication with your soon-to-be ex-spouse, saving any and all exchange of information to be handled through your respective lawyers. WhileContinue reading
Identifying Marital Property for Division in Divorce
For many divorcing couples, dividing marital property can be one of the most difficult considerations of the entire process. In some cases, it can create even more bitterness and disagreement than determining arrangements for a couple’s children. In child-related matters, it can be easier to compromise based on the understanding that you and your spouse are doing what is best for your child. When it comes toContinue reading
Questions to Ask When Hiring a Divorce Attorney
It may be clear to you that divorce is on the horizon. You may realize that it is only a matter of time and you want to be prepared. For many, being prepared means finding a legal professional who will best represent their interests during the divorce proceedings, both at the negotiating table and, if necessary, in the courtroom. In northern Illinois, there are many divorceContinue reading
Income Taxes and Divorce
There are so many important issues that people deal with while going through the divorce process – child custody and support, property and asset division, spousal support – that some of them sometimes get overlooked. Income taxes are among the issues that divorced couples tend to put on the back burner. However, with only a few short weeks left before the April 15th IRS deadline, there are several keyContinue reading
Will Your Marriage Beat the Odds?
Many people who are going through a divorce have a lot of “if only” statements–if only I did this differently, if only my spouse did more of this. The search to find the reason why the marriage did not work out is a common one, however, the answer of why is often a hard one to find. However, there are several signs that may indicate that the marriage wasContinue reading
Divorce Predictor Behaviors: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
According to marriage researchers, there are four behaviorsthat can predict a marriage will, in all certainty, end in divorce. A collaboration between psychologists from the University of Washington and University of California-Berkeley came up with a system that predicted divorce in 93 percent of the marriages they examined. The researchers used data from 79 married couples who participated in a 14 year study. Twenty-one of those couples divorced duringContinue reading