If your spouse files for divorce, you should be served a divorce petition. There are a few ways that they can do this, such as serving you through publication, hiring someone to serve you or simply serving you the papers themselves. After they do so, the paperwork...
Planning in advance for divorce can be beneficial. You can gather financial information so that your spouse can’t hide assets. You can make plans for the future, such as considering your budget or where you’re going to live. It helps to have paperwork and legal...
If you’re not careful, your divorce can leave you without the financial resources you need to live the life you want. While that includes cutting you short on funds in the immediate aftermath of your marriage dissolution, a bad divorce can also leave you on rocky...
If you’re going to file for divorce, it’s important to know that your state does have residency requirements. Not just anyone can file for divorce in Illinois. They need to have lived in the state for long enough to qualify. These requirements were laid out by the...
As a divorced parent, the well-being of your child means everything to you. The law, on the other hand, provides for both parents a chance to maintain a relationship with their child. However, this may not be tenable in all cases, and sometimes, you might feel the...
People will sometimes procrastinate divorce because they are simply looking for a good reason to file. They may even believe that having this reason is necessary. If their spouse isn’t abusive or hasn’t had an affair, they don’t think that they have a good enough...
Child custody orders are never final. In Illinois, they’re subject to modification when the court determines that there’s been a substantial change in circumstances, or that the child is seriously endangered, and that modification is in the child’s best interests....
If you’re getting divorced, you need to know how to split up your assets. Typically, all of the assets that you own are going to fit into two categories. Some will be marital assets and others will be separate assets. If you or your spouse have separate assets, you...
There are many different ways that money can be involved in a divorce case. Couples often get into disagreements about how to divide their assets, for instance. They may also blame financial stress for their divorce. You may be wondering if you are moving toward a...
When a couple gets divorced, a child support order may be passed down from the court. The court will consider many things, such as the income differences between the parents and the needs of the child. This support order then has to be followed and monthly payments...
