This article by Michael Ian Bender on child related domestic relations law, originally appeared in the Illinois State Bar Association’s Bench & Bar Newsletter, Vol. 46 #4, December 2015. Click the icon below to read the full article.
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Is Peaceful Divorce an Oxymoron?
By Joanna Brown The North Shore Weekend and Daily North Shore Love & Marriage columnist, Joanna Brown, talked with Michael Ian Bender about divorce in the September 26, 2015 issue. She asks, “Is Peaceful Divorce an Oxymoron or a Possibility?” About the same time...
Will Everything Be Alright? How Faith Can Help Children Cope with Divorce
Michael contributes as a guest blogger to family-focused site, Outnumbered 3 to 1. Michael shares his thoughts on how religious faith or spirituality can provide short and life-lasting comfort to children during a parent’s divorce. Divorce is an anxiety-filled...
Michael Ian Bender is Someone You Should Know
Michael Ian Bender was recently profiled in Chicago’s North Shore monthly community paper, the YOU journal, as someone you should know. Learn more about Michael’s favorite passions in life.
Chicago Attorney and Retired Judge Michael Ian Bender Applauds State’s Efforts to Further Legal Protection of Children during National Child Abuse Prevention Month
CHICAGO – (April 21, 2015) According to the Department of Children and Family Services, an Illinois child dies of abuse or neglect every three days. Michael Ian Bender, a retired Judge of the Illinois Circuit Court of Cook County and now a family law attorney,...
Video Interviews by Attorney at Law Magazine
Michael Ian Bender was recently interviewed by the Chicago Loop edition of Attorney at Law Magazine. Watch his video segments as part of the digital version of the cover story interview. Michael discusses his return to private practice and how his work as a family...
Michael Ian Bender Writes about Conscious Uncoupling for the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
Chicago family attorney, Michael Ian Bender contributed a byline piece to the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin about the implications for conscious uncoupling, the latest term in legal separation and divorce. The introduction of the term “conscious uncoupling” to our...