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Cooperative and Collaborative Divorce are potential options that reduce costs and in-court litigation in a divorce proceeding. If successful, these processes can make a divorce less stressful and more cost-effective. In this article, our Winnebago County Divorce attorneys look at both types of divorce processes and weigh the benefits and disadvantages of each.
Mediation is an often undervalued method that can potentially solve issues related to family law outside of the court. In this article, our Winnebago County Cooperative divorce attorneys discuss typical family mediation practices and explain the Illinois mediation process. We discuss how mediation can help parties save time and money, bringing them together in a formal agreement on family related issues outside of the court.
Read the entire article on family mediation in Illinois by our Winnebago County divorce attorneys.
There are three factors that Winnebago County courts use to help determine whether to award spousal maintenance to a party in a divorce:
In this article by our Winnebago County Cooperative divorce attorneys, we explain how these are factored into the decision process for spousal maintenance.
Read the entire article on spousal maintenance by our Winnebago County divorce attorneys.