National Ex Spouse Day
Did you know there is a day to give recognition to your ex-spouse? National Ex-Spouse Day is officially observed every year on April 14th. National Ex Spouse Day was created in 1987 by Reverend Ronald Coleman of Kansas C...
Did you know there is a day to give recognition to your ex-spouse? National Ex-Spouse Day is officially observed every year on April 14th. National Ex Spouse Day was created in 1987 by Reverend Ronald Coleman of Kansas C...
Almost every divorce creates stress, with great potential for negative psychological and emotional impact on everyone involved. If the divorce is adversarial, it can take family members approximately four to eight years ...
Raising children is difficult enough when there are two of you doing it – for single parents, it is even more challenging. In recognition of the hard work, devotion and sacrifices of single parenting, March 21st has ...
No one wants to think about divorce when they are still planning their wedding, but a prenuptial agreement can actually help strengthen your marriage by providing a solid foundation. And, of course, having an agreement...
Both the Illinois Constitution and the sixth amendment to the United States Constitution guarantee the right to a speedy trial. In Illinois, 725 ILCS 5/103-5 specifies exactly how many days the State has to try the charg...
Americans love their pets, many viewing them as part of their family. So when the family breaks up due to divorce, the issue of who gets custody of the pet may become a major problem. According to a 2015 survey from t...
Going through divorce is difficult enough without having to prove nasty charges against your spouse, so it is fortunate that Illinois has finally become a no-fault state and changed the grounds for divorce. As of Janua...
Is justice served when a child is found guilty in adult court and is sentenced to more prison time than he or she has even been alive? Children are not the same as adults, and adolescent development research strongly sug...
Working out a shared parenting time schedule can be difficult under the best of circumstances, but when long distances are involved, it becomes much more complex. When parents live far away from each other, the child l...
Can Social Media Posts Be Used Against You in a Divorce? If you are going through a divorce, what you say online can and will be used against you. You may be innocently posting comments, photos, statuses, tweets, etc.,...