Chicago Illinois Family Law Blog
Why Do Some Long-Term Illinois Marriages End in Divorce?
Divorce is often viewed as something that happens early in a marriage, but many couples decide to end their relationships after several years together. These late-in-life divorces are becoming increasingly common, especially as societal norms change.
How to Face Your Fears During Divorce and Conquer Them
During any divorce, the two most common negative emotions people experience are anxiety and fear. These are understandable feelings. You’re stepping away from everything you know, into a future where all the details – from your financial health to the time you spend with your children – are uncertain.
Common Questions About Child Custody in Illinois
When a Chicago couple divorces, one of the most pressing questions is: “How will we handle custody?” Deciding where the children will live and how major life decisions will be made for them is essential to providing the safety, stability, and support children need.
Tips To Survive a High Asset Divorce
Any divorce is a difficult situation. But, when you have a high net worth, a divorce can be even more complex and stressful. You have to not only work through the emotions of ending your marriage, but have to also defend yourself and the financial assets you’ve worked so hard to build. In negotiating the terms of a high asset divorce, an experienced Chicago lawyer can help sort through you and your spouse’s financial details. Items like retirement accounts, stocks, and real estate will need to be equitably split between you and your ex. A lawyer can also investigate your financial situation to make sure all assets are found and shared in your divorce. Contact Nottage and Ward, LLP to discuss your situation.
What Does It Take to Get a Marriage License in Illinois?
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.
Four Tips for Divorce Self-Care During the Holidays
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.
Three Tips for Choosing the Right Chicago Divorce Lawyer for You
Making the decision to divorce is never easy. When you choose the right divorce lawyer for you and your needs, you gain an ally who’ll stand beside you and help navigate the divorce process and protect your legal rights.
Should You Go for Divorce Mediation?
Perhaps the most stressful and hurtful part of going through a divorce is struggling over the division of property and assets. Even couples that have remained friendly can begin arguing once money is at stake. Some couples are unable to agree on terms of the division of property or child custody. So, in the end, they let the courts decide. Others find it much more efficient and cost effective to work with a neutral third-party mediator who can facilitate a negotiation that could end in an amicable resolution.
Making Changes to Your Child Support
It is a common misconception that once an Illinois child support order is finalized, it is set in stone and cannot be changed. While it is true that many child support decisions do not change until a child becomes an adult or finishes college, it is also true that support orders can be changed. Illinois courts prefer to stand behind their decisions, but you can modify the order if you have reasonable requests and ample justifications.
SCOTUS Finds Bans on Same-Sex Marriage to Be Unconstitutional
After more than a decade of hard-fought legal battles, advocates of same-sex marriage have finally realized their dream: on June 26, 2015 the United States Supreme Court made the landmark decision to recognize same-sex marriage as a fundamental, constitutional right. Now all states are required to issue marriage licenses to people of the same sex and to recognize same-sex marriages validly performed in other jurisdictions.
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