Finding an attorney who is a “real person” can be difficult. Many attorneys surround themselves almost exclusively with other attorneys and are accustomed to speaking in ivory tower legalese. You should be able to connect with your attorney on a personal level, and he or she should speak to you in plain language that you can understand. You will be working very closely with this person on issues that are very important to you. It is important that he or she be down-to-earth and someone that you connect with.
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.
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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Our Illinois Divorce Attorneys and Cooperative Divorce Lawyers will ensure your case is cost-effective and that your rights are protected in your agreement. We want to help you choose the most expedient and affordable path to your goals and will be accessible to you with our above-and-beyond client care.
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Our Illinois family law attorneys have extensive experience in Collaborative Divorce, Cooperative Divorce, mediation, and traditional divorce. Collaborative Divorce and Cooperative Divorce have the potential to prevent in-court litigation of the issues that must be resolved during a divorce including asset division, maintenance awards, allocation of parenting time and responsibility, and child support payments. If successful, this will make your divorce significantly more cost-effective. It will prevent the stress that can arise from contentious litigation.
Our Illinois Cooperative divorce attorneys understand that your divorce may require you to bring spouses together and plan for your futures through family mediation.
Mediation is an undervalued tool to help solve family law related issues outside of court settings which allows parties to attempt to come to agreements on family related issues. This prevents the parties from having to litigate these issues in court and saves money on legal fees. In a family mediation, the parties to a divorce resolve issues with the help of a professional mediator. As long as both sides are willing, this option is a preferred method that allows our Illinois family law attorneys the chance to save our clients money and time.
Family mediation can be used to resolve any of the following family law issues:
Start planning out your family mediation by reading the following article by our Illinois family law attorneys.
In this article, our Illinois family law attorneys discuss different factors that Illinois courts weigh in deciding whether to award spousal maintenance to another party in a divorce. Some of these factors include:
These as well as other factors discussed by our Illinois divorce attorneys are a good resource to have at your disposal when trying to gain an understanding of the process courts use to determine time, duration, and amount of alimony or maintenance may be involved if a court were to decide the issue of maintenance, rather than the issue being decided through a collaborative divorce settlement.
Read the entire article on spousal maintenance by our Illinois divorce attorneys