A trust may hold family business interests, investments, real estate, insurance, or inherited wealth while giving a spouse rights that range from a fixed present
Property division in an Illinois divorce begins with a classification question: Is the asset marital or nonmarital? Only after that question is addressed can the
A parenting plan is one of the most important long-term documents in a divorce involving children. The judgment ends the marriage, but the parenting plan
“Contested” and “uncontested” are useful shorthand, but they can make divorce sound more binary than it really is. A Wheeling couple might agree that the
A high-income household does not necessarily create a complicated divorce. Complexity usually comes from the structure of the assets and income. An Arlington Heights couple
For parents, the end of a marriage does not end the need to make decisions together about a child. It changes the legal structure in
A decision to end a marriage usually raises several questions at once: Where will the case be filed? What happens to the home and retirement
Actual earnings do not always answer an Illinois support dispute. One spouse may have left the workforce for caregiving, changed careers, declined available work, lost
Stock options, restricted stock units, and deferred compensation can be among the most difficult assets to divide in an Illinois divorce. The award may be
High income child support cases can be more complicated than inserting two salaries into a worksheet. Executives, business owners, physicians, investors, and professionals may receive
