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The journey begins when you or your spouse files a divorce petition. This initial step sets the stage for what’s to come. In Springfield, divorce lawyers play a crucial role in drafting these documents, aiming to safeguard your interests from the start. As you progress, responding to petitions and considering counterclaims becomes pivotal. This early phase is critical for establishing your position and preparing for the negotiations and legal battles ahead.
Navigating the divorce process requires a strategic approach. The law firm you choose in Springfield will advocate for temporary arrangements that minimize court involvement, saving time and money. Moreover, the discovery phase is your opportunity to assemble evidence and anticipate challenges, ensuring you're well-prepared for trial or settlement discussions. Settlements often offer a more controlled and expedient resolution, allowing you and your spouse to dictate the terms of your divorce, rather than leaving it in the hands of the court.
As your divorce moves towards conclusion, pre-trial conferences and, if necessary, the trial itself, become the arenas where your future is shaped. Your divorce attorney in Springfield, IL, will be instrumental in these stages, leveraging the gathered evidence and advocating on your behalf. Whether through mediation or a trial, the goal is to achieve a fair and just resolution that respects your needs and those of your family. Throughout, it's the support, guidance, and representation of your divorce lawyers that make all the difference in reaching a favorable outcome.
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In this article, our Springfield divorce attorneys discuss factors courts consider when determining the awarding of maintenance during a divorce case, the amount of the award, and how it will be paid. Maintenance can be paid in lump sum or continuing payments on a temporary or permanent basis. Courts attempt to place the parties in a relatively equal position close to the standard of living they enjoyed during the marriage. Some of the most important factors are the length of the marriage, earning capacity of each spouse, and any sacrifices one spouse made during the marriage for the other spouse's career.
In this article, our Springfield Cooperative Divorce attorneys explain Collaborative Law Divorce and Cooperative Divorce. Both are alternatives to litigating the issues of your divorce in court and with each Collaborative Divorce and Cooperative Divorce, the parties agree to the exchange of information freely out of court and attempt to negotiate in good faith. The difference between the two is that with Collaborative Divorce, the attorneys for both sides must withdraw if negotiation becomes unsuccessful and litigation becomes necessary. Both Collaborative Law Divorce and Cooperative Divorce are potential options to save your family significant money and stress throughout the divorce process.
In 2016 the Springfield Marriage and Defense of Marriage Act (the "IMDMA") saw several changes. The intent of these changes was to reduce the likelihood of disputes and to bring the language of the Act in line within the modern realities and understanding of marriage, divorce and parenting.
Irreconcilable differences will now be the only grounds for divorce in Schaumburg. Previously, parties could list irreconcilable differences or one of several specific statutory grounds when filing for a divorce. However, irreconcilable differences used to require a time of living separate and apart than specific grounds (2 years). Now, the time of living separate and apart is 6 months, and can be waived if both parties agree.
The terms "custodial parent" and "visitation" have now been replaced by "allocation of parenting time and responsibility." Also, four categories of parenting responsibility will be divided among the parents, those being religious, educational, extra-curricular, and medical responsibility.Parents were previously permitted to move anywhere in-state without leave of court, but required court permission to move out of state. Now the determination is based on distance instead of state lines. Parents may now move within 25 miles without a court order, regardless of in-state or out. Moves of more than 25 miles will require permission of court. Outside of the Schaumburg metro area, parties can move within 50 miles without leave of court as long as it is in-state.
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