Family Law

Divorce or separation can be rough for families with children, but it can be especially difficult during the holiday season. What should be a time of joy and holiday cheer, can be challenging and stressful for divorced or separated parents and their kids. Chicago...

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. It evolved from the “Day of Unity” held in October 1981, which was conceived by the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV). The “Day of Unity” soon grew into a week-long event, and in October of 1987, the...

You might be excited about the idea of moving on after an unfulfilling or unhappy marriage but still feel nervous about the idea of going to court. Court can often result in intense arguments between spouses, stress for children and increased expenses. Some people may...

You’re going through a divorce, and you thought you anticipated all the problems you would likely face — but your children’s reactions are puzzling. Given the difficulties in your household before the split and knowing how common divorce is these days, you did not...

When it comes to cases involving children, there is one simple rule: children must come first. Regardless of what the parents want or why they are having a custody dispute, the reality is that children have little say over what happens to them or what is happening to...

Divorce isn’t easy for any Chicago area family, and especially not when children are involved. Oftentimes, it can take the kids of divorced or separated parents a year or longer to find a sense of normalcy again after the family split. After all, children rely on...

People have an inherent desire to protect children. We place this importance even above our own welfare. You will find that most parents will tell you they would “do anything” to keep their children safe. It is all they care about. Have you ever stopped to think about...

Freezing embryos is not to be confused with freezing eggs. Both are possible, but an embryo is a fertilized egg. This distinction is important because the legal implications between the two as it relates to family law are drastically different. So, why do people...

When it comes to protecting children from domestic violence, the first aspect is protecting them from enduring physical violence themselves. Children are highly vulnerable and may not know what to do, who to tell or how to protect themselves. It’s very important for...

These days, as many as half of marriages end in divorce. Couples in Illinois are often very concerned about how their assets will be divided in the judgment. What they may not want to dwell on is the division of the debts they accumulated over the course of the...