Posts Categorized: Divorce

How Does Divorce Impact Debt?

Understanding how divorce impacts your life can, in general, be difficult and complex. Many people worry about how divorce will impact their assets. Specifically, parties often wonder what will happen to their bank accounts, pensions, and stocks, or they wonder who will get to keep the car or the house. However, depending on the parties’ finances and spending behavior, a bigger question is often: what happens to the debt? Marital Property and Debt Illinois law requires that property in a divor...   Read more ...  

Unique Challenges for Couples Divorcing After 50

It is not uncommon for decades-long marriages to end in divorce. You and your spouse have been together a long time. You have experienced the ups and downs of marriages, raised your children, and are now approaching retirement or are already retired. It is a different time of life now, and you may both look forward to moving on with your lives separately. Because your children are adults, you may be tempted to believe your divorce will go smoothly. However, there are a number of unique challenge...   Read more ...  

More Divorce Questions People Also Ask In Illinois

What Do You Need To Know Before You Call A Divorce Attorney? Being prepared for a conversation with an attorney, especially an initial conversation, is probably very helpful to both the potential client as well as the attorney. The attorneys will want to be focused on facts and issues that will be relevant in the case. As a general rule, an attorney doesn’t need the entire history of a party’s life or marriage, , this is especially true for marriages that span 10-20 years or more. &n...   Read more ...  

The Five Biggest Mistakes People Make When Getting Divorced

Mistakes-During-Divorce This is a guest blog  by author and journalist Jackie Pilossoph, www.jackiepilossoph.net It’s probably the worst time in your life. You’re mourning the loss of the most serious relationship you’ve ever had in your life. You’re stressed to the hilt about finances. You’re watching your children’s lives in upheaval. And you’re trying to figure out your new life.   When I was going through my divorce, I did some really stupid ...   Read more ...  

Pre-Trial Hearings in Illinois Divorce Cases

Pre-Trial Hearings in Chicago Divorce Throughout my years as a Chicago divorce lawyer, most of my clients realize that a judge at trial may ultimately decide their divorce.  This is true.  However, the majority of my family law and divorce clients are happy to learn that there is a less formal opportunity to resolve their case that often takes place before a final divorce trial.  These are called pre-trials, or pre-trial hearings. Pre-trial hearings are an invaluable element within divorce c...   Read more ...  

Do Both Parties Have to Agree to Divorce in Illinois?

If you are planning to file for divorce in Illinois, but you know your spouse does not want to move forward with the divorce, you may be wondering how Illinois divorce law handles such cases. In other words, you might want to know: Do both parties have to agree to divorce in Illinois?   While a divorce case may be able to move more quickly and smoothly when both parties agree to the divorce and all terms of the dissolution of marriage, you should know both spouses do not have to agree to di...   Read more ...  

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