Russell D. Knight In The News

A selection of my featured articles and quotes are below.

• Don’t Do This If You Make More Money Than Your Partner, Rewire, November 8, 2018
• How A Divorce Lawyer Generates Leads, Advertoscope.com, November 17, 2018
• 14 Secrets Lawyers Will Never Tell You, Reader’s Digest, November 20, 2018
• What if one party passes away without having settled the marital estate, Family Law, Family Law Lexis Nexis, November 21, 2018
• After President Trump Signed the ‘Last Minute Tax Law,’ Some Couples Are Rushing to Get Divorced By December 31. (Why Didn’t Anyone Predict This?), Inc. Magazine, Dec 18, 2018
• Why Being Detail Oriented Helps Businesses Stay on Top, AmericanExpress.com, October 1, 2019
• Lawyers reveal the best advice they’ve received from their colleagues, ABA For Law Students, October 1, 2019
• Divorce and Depositions: What You Need To Know, Planet Depos, October 2, 2019
• Navigating Difficult Holidays, Augusta Magazine, November 25, 2019
• Experts Say Long-Lasting Couples Always Do These 8 Things Together, Bustle.com, March 20, 2019
• 8 Ways To Lower The Cost Of A Divorce, Forbes Magazine, July 22, 2019
• 25 Secrets Your Divorce Lawyer Won’t Tell You, Best Life, January 24, 2019
• Prenuptial agreements: What is a prenup and should I get one?, NBC News, April 12, 2019
• 7 Silent Killers That Can Lead To Divorce In Relationships, Bustle.com, April 12, 2019
• Father goose egg: Daddy shaming is a thing, apparently, Living101.com, June 26, 2019
• The Worst Job I Ever Had, Business.com, July 24, 2019
• How to save money on a divorce, Marketwatch.com, July 30, 2019
• 33 Important Ways to Prepare Your Children for Divorce
  HOW TO MAKE A PAINFUL SITUATION AS PAINLESS AS POSSIBLE., Best Life Online, August 20, 2019
• Why All Parents Should Consider a Postnuptial Agreement, Fatherly.com, September 12, 2019
• Best Productivity and Time Management Books (in 2020), Upjourney.com, January 2, 2020
• How Do I Get a Divorce With No Money?, LoveToKnow.com
• How To Navigate Divorce While Pregnant? There’s A Lot To Consider. Romper.com, Jan. 9, 2020
• 5 reasons you should add beneficiaries to your accounts right now, Bankrate.com, April 10, 2020
• CORONAVIRUS HAS MADE SHARED CHILD CUSTODY AN IMPOSSIBLE FREE-FOR-ALL, Mel Magazine, April 2020
• Social Security spousal benefits: Here’s what spouses can get, Bankrate.com, July 24, 2020
• 10 Reasons Divorce Can Be Good, Women’s Health, September 10, 2020
• Legal Face-Off On WGN Radio With Rich Lenkov & Christina Martini, August 11, 2020
• A guide to prenups — and what happens when super rich couples don’t have one, Insider.com, May 4, 2021
• Enforcing an I-864 Affidavit in an Illinois Divorce, Illinois State Bar Association Newsletter, July 7, 2021
• Divorce Doesn’t = Loneliness: It Can Actually Be Good For You, The Roots Of Loneliness Project
• Florida Divorce Laws: Filing for Divorce and Dividing Assets, KAKE, Kansas City News, July 28, 2021
• The Tough Math of Co-Parenting: What to Know About Taxes, Medical Expenses, and More, Parents Magazine, December 9, 2021
• Illinois State Bar Association, Trusts and Estates Newsletter, Homestead Rights And Divorce In Illinois, January, 2022
• Why Is The Divorce Rate So High, UpJourney, September 6, 2022
• La Imposibilidad de Divorcio según el Art. 126 del Código Civil, Polo de Conocimiento, Ángel Patricio Poaquiza Poaquiza, Edison Santiago León Trujillo, September 8, 2022
• My Cousin Has Banned My Family From Seeing Our Sick Aunt—What Should I Do?, Newsweek, January 1, 2023
• How Much Are Closing Costs – Illinois Statistics, Real Estate Bees, September 19, 2023
• Illinois State Bar Association, Trusts and Estates Newsletter, How To Disinherit Your Spouse In Illinois, September, 2023
• Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Family Law: Dissolutions of Marriage Court Proceedings 2024 Edition, Chapter 3 — Obtaining Orders of Protection, Author: Russell D. Knight, Law Office Of Russell D. Knight, Chicago, September 11, 2024
• Cited by Laurie S. Kohn, Justice Delayed by Design: The Harms of Our Protracted Divorce System, 70 Vill. L. Rev. 169 (2025). 
• Cited by Kenzie R. Mooty, Making Cents of Child Support Calculations: A Guide For The Midwest, Volume 47, S. Ill. U. L.J.  383 (2023)
• Lake County Bar Association Family Law Midyear Seminar Presenter, “Motions vs. Pleadings In An Illinois Family Law Case,” September 11, 2025