In In re Marriage of Arjmand, 2024 IL 129155, a divorce matter that had been litigated for ten years and had been on appeal multiple times, the husband asked the appellate court to review...

In In re Marriage of Patel, 2022 IL App (1st) 211650, the husband appealed the trial court's order escrowing the proceeds from the sale of a piece of real estate he had been allocated as his sole...

Effective immediately, on May 24, 2023 the Illinois Supreme Court adopted Rule 909 ("SCR 909") which allows for each judicial circuit to adopt rules for the conduct and role of a Parenting Coordinator ("PC").

Divorce is a life-altering decision that comes with a myriad of emotions and an often-complex legal process.

When it comes to child custody agreements, there are a lot of misconceptions that people have had and shared over the years.

Lawyers are required for a lot of things in today's world. For example, many need them to handle property divisions, marital separation agreements, workers' compensation, etc.

Late last year, President Joe Biden signed into law a $1.7 trillion federal spending bill that included a provision to allow families to roll over funds from their Section 529...

Late last year, President Joe Biden signed into law a $1.7 trillion federal spending bill that included a provision to allow families to roll over funds from their Section 529...

This procedurally complex case, which has previously been appealed twice during the proceedings, involves the parentage and child support of triplets born via IVF to unmarried parents, an American businessman father who spent significant amounts of time in Thailand and a woman in Thailand.

Family law practitioners sometimes must obtain protection for clients who are victims of domestic abuse.

A prenuptial agreement is a contract a couple will sign to ensure they have individual control over some legal rights that a traditional marriage certificate would otherwise supersede.

Divorce isn't as mythologized as it once was, but there are still a lot of misconceptions floating around that change how people understand divorce.

If you ask Partner Erika Wyatt what keeps her returning to the University of Chicago Law School year after year, she'll tell you it starts with a full‑circle moment.

Over the four decades I have been involved in family law, there is no doubt that costs for a divorce have increased substantially. Just using an inflation calculation...

In its opinion “In Re the Marriage of Kujawinski”, 71 Ill.2d 563, 376 N.E. 2d 1382, the Supreme Court of Illinois stated, “It cannot be over emphasized that a divorce, by its nature, has a major economic and personal impact on the lives of those involved.”

When a relationship isn't working as it used to, it's sometimes best for the couple to split up. Most commonly, this comes in the form of a divorce, but many other couples have also pursued marital separations.

The trial court granted the husband's motion to bar the wife from presenting evidence pertaining to her alleged medical condition...

Most parents do not think about what would happen if they could not agree on where their child will live. In cases where parents do not live together...

Divorce arbitration is emerging as a powerful alternative to traditional litigation and mediation for resolving family law disputes. This approach offers families facing complex financial matters and high-net-worth divorces a more efficient...

Illinois Senate Bill 3524 proposes significant changes to how child support is calculated in shared parenting arrangements, lowering the threshold from 146 to 110 overnights and introducing a sliding scale for parenting time calculations. These modifications could have substantial financial implications for divorcing parents, particularly high-net-worth families with complex income structures.