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The most common complaint that clients have of their attorneys is that the attorney is unreachable, does not communicate with them regularly, or does not promptly return your calls. Your attorney should reach out to you about your case regularly and respond within 24 hours to calls and e-mails. An open line of communication between you and your attorney is essential to building trust.
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Your attorney’s goal should not be to win at all costs. Rather, it should be to achieve a favorable outcome for you as efficiently as possible. It is important that your attorney set realistic expectations at the outset as to the costs you should expect, the concerns that the attorney has about the outcome of your case, and the length of time that you should expect your case to take.
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Whether you are facing a complex legal matter or need guidance on a simpler issue, our Rock Island attorneys are well-equipped to provide effective and reliable legal representation, ensuring your interests are safeguarded.
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Navigating a divorce can be a stressful and emotional experience. Our compassionate and understanding divorce attorneys in Rock Island, IL, are here to offer support and guidance, ensuring a fair and equitable resolution to your case.
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Beyond family law, our lawyers in Rock Island, IL, have extensive experience in various legal fields. From immigration law to business law, we are ready to handle your legal challenges with professionalism and care.
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In this article, our Rock Island attorneys explain the current state of Rock Island child support laws. We discuss how the new child support income shares model differs from pre-2017 child support guidelines, how child support is calculated if the obligor has obligations to multiple families, how the child support guidelines are different if you are in a "shared parenting situation." We also discuss how child support is now calculated to include the income of both parties in a Moline divorce.
Read the full article by our Rock Island lawyers explaining Rock Island child support law.
In this article, Rock Island probate attorney Kevin O'Flaherty discusses when probate is necessary to an Moline estate. Probate is a court case that is often required when someone passes away in order to give the estate the legal authority to collect the deceased person's assets and distribute them to his or her heirs and beneficiaries in Rock Island. We explain when probate is required in order for the estate to be distributed. Probate is generally necessary in Moline if the deceased person owned real estate outside of a trust or more than $100,000 outside of a trust or a payable-on-death account.
Read more about Rock Island probate matters and an introduction into how estate plans have the potential to keep an estate out of Rock Island probate proceedings.
In this Learn About Law article, our Rock Island attorneys discuss how revocable living trusts can be used to avoid probate in Rock Island. Revocable living trusts in Rock Island are legal entities that can own property separate and apart from their creator. During the creators lifetime, the grantor has complete control over all of the assets owned by the trust as if they were owned in his or her individual name, because she will be both the trustee and beneficiary.
However, when the grantor passes, the assets in the trust are not considered part of his or her "estate" and therefore need not go through probate.