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 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...
by Russell D. Knight | Mar 4, 2019 | Child Support, Cook County Law, Family Law, Illinois Law
You can definitely be put in jail for not paying child support in Chicago, Illinois…but it takes a while. Petition for Rule To Show Cause An order for child support is a court order like any other order from the court. If child support is not being paid pursuant to...
by Russell D. Knight | Feb 6, 2019 | Divorce, Illinois Law
Uncontested divorce in Chicago, Illinois is common and simple. If you want a divorce and your spouse wants a divorce too then you do not need to go through the entire divorce process? The formal service, the mediation, the exchange of documents and the trial can all...
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