Highland Park Family Law Blog

Before you go to court for your Illinois child custody hearing, it is important that you familiarize yourself with the terminology used in such cases. Some of the terms you may be familiar with may be different in legal proceedings. Having this understanding will...

Once the court finalizes your divorce in Illinois, you may think that is the end of things. Your divorce decree is not written in stone, though. There is a possibility that you or your ex-spouse could request a modification. Generally, modifications may occur in...

Illinois divorce may mean getting yourself familiar with certain concepts unique to the process. This includes the division of property, one of the most integral parts of a divorce. Having a firm grasp on what your financial picture is now may help predict what it is...

Illinois divorce laws may make you feel confused, and the process may overwhelm you. Learning the art of compromise can help to prepare you for what is to come as the proceedings continue. Shedding the need to win and get more than your spouse will work wonders for...

When going through a divorce with children involved, one of the most important matters is allocating parental responsibilities. In the state of Illinois, parental responsibilities, formerly known as custody and visitation rights, are issued with the best interest of...

If you and your husband or wife own an Illinois business, it likely represents your largest marital asset as well as your major, if not only, source of income. Consequently, should you decide to divorce, splitting up this business between the two of you becomes a...

If you believe that divorce requires you and your spouse to split all marital assets in half, you are sorely mistaken. In Illinois, the rules of equitable distribution reign supreme in divorce cases. That means that you and your partner are to share and split assets...

If you are contemplating divorce in Illinois, you may already know that no two decouplings are the same. What you might not realize is that the more business assets you have, the greater the number of unique issues you can expect to arise. Though your initial focus...