“If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.” – Albert Einstein.
People get paid all sorts of ways. Employees get paystubs, benefits, and per diem accounts. Employees even get paid for NOT working when they are paid for their accumulated vacation and sick days. For an
The cartoon character Scrooge McDuck would keep all his wealth in one place: a giant vault. Scrooge would then swim in the money he had amassed in order to count it. In real life, wealth
Traditionally, men ask women to marry them by buying them a diamond ring. The “rule” is that the diamond ring should be worth two months of the man’s salary. That is a lot of money.
Dividing marital assets in an Illinois divorce is not done with a pure 50/50 split analysis. Illinois courts divide marital assets in “just proportions.” “Just proportions does not mean strict equality but only an equitable
A divorce with children often provokes selfless feelings by the parents. “So long as the kids are okay,” can quickly turn into, “So long as the kids get everything.” Parents can find themselves transferring marital
For forty years it was simple to get your spouse off your mortgage so you could keep the marital home after an Illinois divorce. The spouse that kept the marital house would refinance the mortgage.
I recently saw an advertisement on Facebook that said “Protect your assets in a divorce with a trust.” Hmm. I’m a divorce lawyer who is obsessed with divorce law and strategy. Why had I not
Most people know quite a bit about divorce law before they ever even have to consider divorce: kids get a schedule with each parent, one spouse may pay the other spouse support and assets get
Divorces finalize the terms of a relationship…except divorces never seem to be truly final. People are always going back to court to resolve a remaining disagreement. While parenting time, child support, college expenses for children,
Being married means starting a life together. For most people, that means owning property together in furtherance of building a home and a family. That real estate can be held in a variety of ways
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