Ending a relationship is not easy. Even when divorce is amicable you may still mourn for what could have been. When there is conflict, it helps to know that your life will be better after the divorce is final. One way to make the process easier on both sides is to work with Collaborative Divorce […]
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Tips for Surviving Divorce During The Holidays and COVID-19
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Dec
Dec
Going through the holidays after separating from your spouse often raises stress levels. With COVID-19, separated parents may worry about the safety of their children while under the other parent’s care. Communication and flexibility can make the holidays easier for you and happier for your child. Here are some tips that might make things easier. […]
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Oct
Oct
Many people, including divorcing couples and some attorneys, have misconceptions about how the process of collaborative divorce works in Illinois. They confuse it for an uncontested case, which is where the parties agree to all the issues before the case starts. If you are considering divorce or are in the process of it, we encourage […]
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Sep
Sep
Communicating with your spouse during the divorce process is often difficult. Communication while you were married was likely a big problem, and now you have to make decisions and communicate with each other especially if you have children. We have some suggestions that may make it easier. Treat Communication Like a Business Transaction If you […]
In my experience, there are several common fears that most divorce clients have as they enter a process that will dramatically change their lives. Those fears start with: What are their post-divorce finances going to look like? Are they going to be able to afford the same lifestyle they had before? Are they going to […]
You can get divorced right now Chicago, Illinois without going to court. This may surprise many people but the Cook County, DuPage and surrounding county divorce courts are open and operating remotely. For uncontested divorces, it may even be possible to get divorced quicker than was possible before COVID-19 took place. Divorce and parentage cases […]
Many people want to know which divorce process is the quickest. No process is inherently quicker than the other. An adage frequently stated by many family law attorneys is that a case moves “as fast as the slowest person.” This slowest person could be one of the professionals involved or one of the parties to […]
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May
May
There is a currently a bill pending in the Illinois legislature that mandates both parents receive equal parenting time in the event of a divorce or child custody case. Here is the synopsis of bill HB 4113: Provides that it is presumed that it is in the child’s best interests to award equal time to […]
09
Oct
Oct
Collaborative Divorce and Co-Parenting in Chicago, Illinois If you’re a parent contemplating divorce in Illinois or Chicago, you have a special motivation to consider a collaborative approach. Changes in family structure and living situation can be hard on children. A collaborative divorce can help set the tone for the co-parenting relationship that you and your […]
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Mar
Mar
We’ve all heard stories about divorces in where one of the partners creates delay after expensive delay. Weeks can go by between court appearances where the decisions that will keep the process moving might or might not get made. And while a mediated divorce has the potential to be more efficient, someone who wants to […]