by Russell D. Knight | Apr 17, 2019 | Allocation of Parenting Time, child custody, Child Support, Divorce, Family Law, Paternity
Divorces are difficult wherever they are. An Illinois divorce with a child or with children is even more difficult. I often tell clients who have no children or have grown children, “your divorce is automatically 75% easier than the average divorce with a child.” Is...
by Russell D. Knight | Apr 17, 2019 | Divorce, Family Law, Marital Property
A married couple may be from a foreign country, have a foreign vacation property or habe simply diversified their investment portfolio by buying foreign property. Property is still property no matter where it is located. The question is “What happens to...
by Russell D. Knight | Mar 24, 2019 | Cook County Law, Divorce, Family Law, Illinois Law
In the old days, folks would just get married in a church, jump a broom, or just start living together. Before 1905, people in Illinois did not have run down to the county clerk to register their marriage. Our forefathers would just say, “Well, we’ve been together for...
by Russell D. Knight | Mar 21, 2019 | Divorce, Family Law, Illinois Law
Inheritance money is rarely given to a couple together. Last wills and testaments almost always read “to my dear my son” not “to my dear son-in-law.” So, when the deceased wished that a property go to a single person, that property should stay with the single...
by Russell D. Knight | Mar 15, 2019 | Divorce, Family Law, Illinois Law
For most divorcing couples the marital home is the most valuable asset they have. If that house was purchased while the couple was married, the house is a marital asset and therefore divisible in a divorce. Even if the house was purchased before the marriage, if the...
by Russell D. Knight | Mar 8, 2019 | Divorce, Family Law, Illinois Law
When a marriage breaks apart, it’s a horrible and painful process. When adultery is the cause of the break up, it makes things even harder. Beyond the mere hurt of being rejected for someone else, the betrayal and lack of trust after adultery makes everything about...
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