“If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.” – Albert Einstein.
Divorces are stressful at best and awful at worst. Often the only thing you can honestly hope for is that the divorce is over quickly. People in Chicago facing divorce should be asking “How can I get divorced faster in Chicago, Illinois?” A divorce happens in Illinois when a Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage is
Divorce and paternity cases seem to have a lot of emergencies that require the attention of an Illinois divorce court. How do you file an emergency motion in Chicago, Illinois? What Is A Motion? Typically, if two parties disagree about something the court has jurisdiction over (in a marriage it’s almost everything, in a parentage
A reverse mortgage is a special financial instrument that functions a lot like a mortgage only (obviously) in reverse. When a homeowner takes on a reverse mortgage, the homeowner gives the title to the financial institution. In exchange, the financial institution lets the homeowner live in the home until a certain event happens (usually the
The holidays are a hectic time. Divorce with a child only makes the holidays more hectic. How do the holidays work during and after a Chicago, Illinois divorce? The Parenting Plan When two parents are no longer living together, they must come to an arrangement regarding the time each parent will spend with the children.
Free consultations by divorce lawyers are common in some situations and rare in others. It often depends on what exactly you are consulting about. Free Consultations In Chicago, Illinois, my office offers free consultations largely because every family law office in the Chicago area does the same. My consultation is usually brief. I ask a
Alcoholic parents make divorce and parenting time extremely challenging. 30% of American adults don’t drink at all. Another 30% have less than one drink a week. The top 10% of drinking Americans drink an average of 73.85 drinks a week. The second decile of drinkers (20% to 10%) drink 15.3 drinks a week which can
Divorces can take years and there is always the possibility that a party in a divorce case may die during the divorce. If a spouse dies during the divorce, the divorce will not be finalized and then the marital estate remains unsettled and undistributed. What Happens When A Spouse Dies During An Illinois Divorce? In
***Update for the corona virus*** People keep visiting this article to find out if their divorce is on hold in Chicago. Well, as of March 17, 2020 all Chicago domestic relations cases will be on hold until April 15th as the court house will be closed. Only emergency matters will be considered by an actual
As you approach a Cook County Domestic Relations Courtroom you’ll notice a numbered list hung beside the courtroom door. That list will contain your case number, your name, your spouse’s name, and the names of a hundred other people whose cases are before the judge that day. And almost all of these cases will be
Yes. In Illinois, if your spouse has 1) not yet divorced you, 2) you have no health care power of attorney, and 3) you are not conscious then your spouse can make medical decisions on your behalf. Understandably, this is disturbing at best and terrifying at worst. There are steps you have to take to