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I am personally committed to ensuring that each one of our clients receives the highest level of client service from our team. Our mission is to provide excellent legal work in a cost-effective manner while maintaining open lines of communication between our clients and their attorneys. Many of our clients are going through difficult times in their lives when they reach out to us. They should feel comfortable leaning on the experience and knowledge of our attorneys as their counselors and advocates. We are here to help!
In this article by our Woodridge divorce lawyers, we discuss the factors courts consider to determine whether to award a maintenance in a divorce case, how much of an award and how it will be paid. Maintenance may be paid in a lump sum or continuing payments on a temporary or permanent basis.
Divorce courts will attempt to put the parties in a relatively equal position, close to the standard of living they enjoyed during the marriage as possible. Some of the most important factors are the duration of the marriage, the earning capacity of each spouse, and any sacrifices one spouse made during the marriage for the other spouse's career.
In this article, our Woodridge Collaborative Divorce attorneys explain Collaborative Law Divorce and Cooperative Divorce. Collaborative Law Divorce and Cooperative Divorce are alternatives to litigating the issues of your divorce in court. With both, the parties agree to exchange information freely out of court and attempt to negotiate in good faith.
The difference between the two is that in a Collaborative Divorce, the attorneys for both parties must withdraw if negotiation is unsuccessful and litigation becomes necessary. Both Collaborative Law Divorce and Cooperative Divorce are options to save your family significant money and stress throughout the divorce process.
In 2016, several changes were made to the Illinois Marriage and Defense of Marriage Act (the "IMDMA"). The intentions of these changes were to reduce the likelihood of disputes, and to attempt to bring the Act into line with the modern realities of marriage, divorce and parenting.
The only grounds for divorce is now irreconcilable differences. Previously, irreconcilable differences or one of several specific statutory grounds could be filed by parties for divorce. However, irreconcilable differences lead to a longer required period of living separate and apart than specific grounds (2 years). Now, the time for living separate and apart is only 6 months, and this can be waived if both parties agree.
The terms "custodial parent" and "visitation" are now replaced by "allocation of parenting time and responsibility." Now, four categories of parenting responsibility are divided among the parents:
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