by Russell D. Knight | Aug 8, 2019 | Divorce, Family Law, Illinois Law, Marital Property, Non-Marital Property
Big changes in life can often be a trigger for a divorce. There are fewer bigger changes than sustaining a significant personal injury and then receiving a subsequent settlement or award for that personal injury. Often, this change in physical and financial...
by Russell D. Knight | Jul 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
People are getting married a lot less lately….or at least getting married a lot later. It’s not uncommon for unmarried couples to not only live together but to buy homes together. What happens when an unmarried couple buys a property and then breaks up? Does either...
by Russell D. Knight | Jul 15, 2019 | Divorce, Family Law, Illinois Law, Marital Property
Legal separation is a good scenario for conflict: not quite married, not quite divorced. Not surprisingly, people are always getting legally separated on television because it adds conflict to a storyline. This leads the American public to believe that legal...
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...
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