Illinois fathers are not getting enough time with their children. Although, officially, fathers are supposed to have more rights today than they had years ago when mothers were almost always granted primary custody of ... Read more
What are the consequences of staying in a bad relationship longer than you should? While no one wants to go through a divorce, if your marriage is really on the rocks, new research shows that staying in a miserable mar... Read more
When couples divorce, who gets stuck with the debts run up during the marriage? Just as assets are shared in marriage, debts may be as well, so it has to be determined which party should be responsible for what debts. So... Read more
When parents divorce in Illinois, child support is determined by a formula that changed on July 1, 2017, when Public Act 99-764 amended the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act (IMDMA). Instead of the old m... Read more
For those planning to tie the marital knot, there are a lot of things to consider, and making a prenuptial agreement should be right up there on your list. A prenup – a legal document that determines how assets will be... Read more
While the U.S. divorce rate has been steadily decreasing since the 1980s, it has increased for couples over age 50. In fact, according to a Bowling Green State University study, the divorce rate for senior couples doub... Read more
Student loan debt, now at a record high of $1.5 trillion, has become a marriage killer. According to a June 2018 survey by Student Loan Hero and reported by CNBC, more than a third of borrowers said college loans and oth... Read more
There is never a good time to get divorced, but if you have high assets, you probably will be best off getting one as fast as possible. The reason is the new Republican tax law, which will eliminate the tax break for a... Read more
What do you do about custody and visitation when one divorced parent wants to relocate to another state? If the move involves a large distance, it can create major disruptions in the child’s life and the ability to spe... Read more
Hundreds of children under the care of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) are being held inside psychiatric hospitals for weeks or months, even though they have been cleared to leave. These ch... Read more
