Family Law

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...

During a divorce, parents often focus on their children. They know that this can be hard. They know that the children had no say in the decision. Their goal is to give the child the best possible life after divorce.  Unfortunately, it’s easy to approach this from the...

If you’re going through a divorce and you have kids, it’s definitely not too early to start thinking about how you’re going to split parenting time during the holidays. Most of the time, parents get caught up in the mechanics of their divorce and don’t realize that...

If you divorce while your children are still minors, you need to decide where the child will live. This is known as parenting time and is typically shared between the parents in a variety of ways. Pursuant to Illinois law, one of the factors the court may consider...

We say it all the time because it is true: getting a divorce is hard, not just for you, but for your child as well. What we have learned in our time serving families is that no parent wants their child to suffer. This is encouraging because it means that these parents...

Unless the court determines that the children are not safe in your care, typically both parents have allocated parenting time with the minor children. However, the court will take into consideration the actions taken by both you and your spouse while the case is...

When you make the decision to separate from your partner and you have children together, you have to think carefully about how to handle the child custody aspect of the split. This is a delicate balance because you must do what is best for the children and this might...