Chicago Family Law Firm

Services

We balance the client’s unique, immediate, emotional needs with a realistic assessment of future requirements.

Then we get to work, framing the strategy and long-term solution.

Negotiation and Litigation related to:

Adoption

Like marriage, adoption is a legal means of adding someone to your immediate family. Adoption can be a complex and time-consuming process.
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Bankruptcy in a Divorce

Financial difficulties can take a heavy toll on a marriage. In some cases, the strain becomes too much for the spouses to bear.
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Business Valuations

Divorce is similar to a business transaction, and in many divorces, setting a value on and dividing the family business is a major concern.
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Child custody can be the most contentious and emotional issue in a divorce. Parents and children may need experienced help to negotiate an arrangement that suits both the child’s needs ...
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Civil Unions

With the passing of the "Illinois Religious Freedom Protection and Civil Union Act" in December 2010, unmarried, unrelated adults of any sexual orientation who are at least 18 years of age will be able to enter into a civil union once the new law goes into effect in July 2011.
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Collaborative Law, Divorce and Mediation

Collaborative divorce and mediation are two options that can be used separately or together to finalize a divorce without unnecessary fighting or animosity.
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Confidentiality Agreements

A confidentiality agreement protects sensitive legal, business or other information by requiring that said matters be kept private and are not disclosed to uninvolved parties.
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Custody and visitation issues

Child custody in Illinois includes two separate types of custody. Legal custody describes who makes important decisions on behalf of the child.
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Dissolution of Marriage

In Illinois, divorce proceedings begin when one spouse files a Petition for Dissolution of Marriage and serves a copy on the other spouse.
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Divorce

In Illinois, the process of divorce begins when one spouse files a Petition for Dissolution of Marriage.
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Domestic Partnership Agreement

Today, many couples are choosing alternatives to marriage.
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Family Law

Family law covers a wide range of issues pertaining to families, including marriage, paternity, custody, domestic partnership, children, adoption, and divorce.
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Joint Custody

Joint custody allows both parents to maintain the power to make important decisions for their child.
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Maintenance

Illinois law permits courts to order maintenance, also known as spousal support or alimony, under appropriate circumstances after a divorce.
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Illinois Mediation

Ending a marriage is one of the biggest decisions that couples can make and oftentimes, one of most traumatic.
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Order of Protection

An order of protection in Illinois divorce courts is a civil order that protects a person from someone who is harming them.
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Paternity

Illinois state law considers paternity to be the parental relationship established between a man and a child dependent on a number of various factors.
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Post-decree Dispute

An Illinois post-decree proceeding takes place after a decree of divorce, legal separation or dissolution of marriage occurs.
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Post-nuptial Agreement

A post-nuptial agreement is a legal document that can relate to a wide variety of subject matter including financial issues, maintenance, property and asset division in the event of a divorce, separation or death of a spouse.
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