Posts Categorized: Divorce

When a couple divorces, there are bound to be hurt feelings. Hurt feelings can lead to individuals lashing out at each other, sometimes making threats and accusations. When you are going through the legal processes of a divorce, such as the determination of an appropriate parenting time agreement or the valuation of your marital property, assertions made about your current or previous conduct are taken seriously. And that could mean potentially losing out on property that is rightfully yours or ...   Read more ...  

After a divorce agreement is finalized, it is common for a spouse who changed his or her name for the marriage to change it back to his or her given name or a former name. The process for changing a name after a divorce is fairly straightforward. What can be more complicated is if a minor child wants to change his or her name.   For people over the age of 18, name changes take time, patience and plenty of pens and paper, but it is a routine procedure. In Illinois, to change a name after a d...   Read more ...  

The military divorce rate is significantly lower than the national average. According to an article in Military.com, the overall military divorce rate was recently at a decade-long low at 3.1 percent. That figure suggests that the overall military divorce rate is declining, but it nonetheless suggests that married couples have to deal with significant stress in the marriage, especially when one of the spouses is deployed. Notably, the divorce rate for male military service members is markedly lo...   Read more ...  

Emotions run high during divorce. You and your spouse may agree on ending your marriage, yet that does not mean neither of you feel anger, frustration, sadness, or resentment. You may have numerous positive and negative feelings about the situation and each other. When the bad seems to outweigh the good, you can fall into a contentious relationship. However, there are ways to avoid this. It is possible to keep your divorce amicable while protecting your rights.   Maintaining an Amicable Rel...   Read more ...  

When you file for divorce, there really is no way to tell how long the process will take. In the past, Illinois couples who wanted to file for divorce based upon no-fault grounds (irreconcilable differences) had to show the court that they had lived separately for a period of time. This period of time was six months if both spouses wanted the divorce and two years if one spouse contested the divorce. Today, all divorces in Illinois are no-fault divorces and this waiting period has been eliminate...   Read more ...