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September, 2015 - Chicago Illinois Family Law Blog Archive

What Does It Take to Get a Marriage License in Illinois?

By Nottage and Ward on September 24, 2015

Whether this is your first marriage or simply your first marriage in Illinois, you may have questions about the state’s marriage license requirements. All fifty states handle marriage licenses differently, but all states now recognize a marriage that was legally contracted in any other state. In other words, if your Illinois marriage license is valid here, it’s valid in every U.S. state.

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Posted in: Marriage Rights

Four Tips for Divorce Self-Care During the Holidays

By Nottage and Ward on September 2, 2015

Divorce is never easy. If you’re facing your first set of fall and winter holidays while separated, working through a divorce, or as a newly-divorced Chicagoan, you may feel anxious, depressed, or simply numb – as if you have no desire to celebrate at all.

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Posted in: Divorce

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