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If you read my blog, you know that I am not a believer in “father’s rights” type marketing strategies. It’s the stuff of snake oil salesmen in my opinion. If you care about your clients then you do whatever you can for them. I do think some laws are unfair though. The biggest violator has […]
I would never call myself a “fathers’ rights lawyer” or “mothers’ rights lawyer.” I believe the firms that do that are really just trying to scare you in to hiring them. A lawyer either fights for you or they don’t. Tricking somebody in to thinking you have a passion for your work isn’t the […]
The best-case scenario is when you already have a court order in place. We’re talking about a court order for child support, which is a court document that tells one parent what they must pay the other parent for the support of their child or children. If you have one of these, then you have […]
Alimony, spousal support and maintenance all mean pretty much the same thing, which is the money that one spouse regularly pays to another after a divorce. The reasons, amount, and length of time vary, however. Why? The idea behind spousal support is that many times the spouse who earns less, or who doesn’t work at […]
QDRO stands for Qualified Domestic Relations Order. It has to do with splitting up retirement assets in a divorce. The law in Illinois says that retirement plans are the joint property of both spouses, at least the portion that was earned or acquired during the marriage. Retirement plans are marital assets, and in a divorce, […]
Yes, if you can show that things have changed since the last visitation order was issued and that the changes warrant a new visitation order. In other words, you usually have to show that things aren’t working the way they are. If one parent moves farther away, the current visitation schedule might not be practical […]
There’s a common myth that kids can simply pick which parent they want to live with after a divorce. The reality is that it’s up to the parents, if they can agree, or the judge if they can’t. Until a child is 18, they don’t get to choose. If kids were in charge of the […]
The term “joint custody” is often misunderstood to mean a 50-50 split in parenting time. However, “custody” doesn’t mean physical custody when used in this way. Instead, it’s referring to your ability to make parenting decisions when it comes to your child. Joint custody means that you and the other parent have equal decision-making power […]
A caller to my office went off on a rant the other day. He is paying child support and is doing so happily. He loves his kids and wants to take care of them. What set him off though is the fact that there are all sorts of laws out there that regulate how much […]
If your attorney has mentioned using a forensic accountant, or if your spouse is using one, you’re probably wondering if it’s as serious as it sounds. For cases that involve a lot of assets, or a business, or if one person believes that the other person is hiding money, it might be a good idea […]
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