Filing for divorce in Illinois can be challenging, but it's even harder if you're trying to raise children at the same time. Everyone around you seems to be giving you conflicting advice. Some people tell you it's better for the children if you get out of a failed...
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Why do some people marry for the wrong reasons?
Getting married can seem like the happiest day of your life. While it might seem like a great idea at the time, a lot of people in Illinois get married for the wrong reasons. Whether you're on your second marriage or your fourth, your marriage might be destined for...
How divorce can disrupt a business
About half of American marriages end in divorce. People in Illinois may understand how disruptive a divorce can be for someone's personal life as divorce can mean moving, letting go of assets and even seeing children less frequently. What many people don't understand...
What becomes of a mortgage in divorce?
For Illinois couples, divorce is not simple when it comes to the mortgage on the family home. Spouses have a number of different options that they can pursue depending on who ends up keeping the home. The other spouse needs to take steps to protect themselves. Which...
Your business and your marriage
If you're a business owner in Illinois with a fiancé, the protection of your business might have popped up into your mind at least once during your time with your soon-to-be spouse. It's sensible to worry about the future of your own finances and the life of...
How Illinois courts determine alimony support
When a marriage ends and one spouse does not have the financial means to maintain his or her established lifestyle, alimony comes into play. Alimony could go to an ex-spouse who was formerly dependent upon the other for financial support during the marriage. When the...
Should you hire a financial planner during your divorce?
When filing for divorce in Illinois, hiring a financial planner might be the last thing on a person's mind, but divorce involves dividing and taking stock of one's financial assets. With a financial planner, an individual might be better able to plan a budget, figure...
Divorce settlements vs. trials
Most of the time, people in Illinois and throughout the country want their divorces to stay amicable. They figure they loved that person at one time, so there's no point in being harsh now; they should just make a clean break and move on. But sometimes, a couple just...
Parenting strategies to help children during divorce
When parents in Illinois divorce, one of the main concerns is usually how the children will be impacted by the changes. A major goal for parents is to protect their children’s emotional well-being while they experience not only the end of their parent’s...
How to have a healthy coparenting relationship
Newly separated parents in Illinois may be struggling to find a joint child custody schedule that works for everyone. Though it may be a challenge, parents should create – and try to stick to – a set schedule, but they should also be accommodating of each...