by Russell Knight | Mar 27, 2020 | Child Support, Cook County Law, Divorce, Family Law
Divorce is expensive. Divorce with children is even more expensive. Divorce lawyers in Chicago, Illinois can charge over $400 an hour and ask for $ 5000 retainers. This is far outside the means of many Chicago residents. Yet, lower income Chicago residents still...
by Russell Knight | Mar 15, 2020 | Cook County Law, Divorce
The short answer is that, yes, your paternity or Chicago divorce case will be put on hold for 30 days because of the coronavirus. For more details see below. On March 13, the chief judge in Cook County Courts, Timothy Evans, issued the following court order because...
by Russell Knight | Mar 14, 2020 | Divorce, Family Law, Illinois Law
So, you’ve been served with divorce papers in Illinois. The first page of those papers should have the word “Summons” on top and then the following instructions, “YOU ARE SUMMONED and required to file your WRITTEN APPEARANCE AND RESPONSE…No Later than 30 days after...
by Russell Knight | Mar 11, 2020 | Divorce, Family Law, Illinois Law
Getting a divorce in Illinois sounds like a long and arduous process. Illinois is not known for having an efficient legal bureaucracy. So, getting a quick divorce in Illinois sounds impossible…but it doesn’t have to be. There are many ways to get a quick divorce in...
by Russell Knight | Feb 9, 2020 | Divorce, Family Law, Illinois Law
Many divorce lawyers and family attorneys offer flat fee pricing for their services. Most divorce lawyers in Chicago stick to the billable hour method to calculate their fees. In this article, I will discuss the pros and the cons of using a flat fee billing method...
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