One of the most significant aspects of your finances is your retirement savings. Unfortunately, your investment in your future can also become vulnerable during the divorce process. What can you do to protect this savings and support your long-term financial health?...
When divorcing parents are dividing their property in divorce, some make the mistake of including their children’s possessions. We say “mistake” because parenting experts caution not to assign these possessions to one home or another. Children whose parents have joint...
The average cost of divorce in the U.S. is between $15,000 and $20,000. Nonetheless, drawn-out divorce proceedings can stretch to much more than that. Divorce can be stressful, so the last thing you want to deal with is mounting expenses. Fortunately, there are ways...
It is not uncommon for people to have children with one partner and then go on to marry another. Maybe they married and divorced the parent of their children. Or perhaps they never married them in the first place. Either way, if you are about to marry someone who is...
Child support is a crucial responsibility for non-custodial parents. When they stop making payments, grave consequences can follow. In Illinois, state courts primarily enforce child support orders, but federal laws can also play a role. Consequences of non-payment...
In some cases where one parent is given sole physical custody after a divorce, the other parent will still get visitation rights. They’re not responsible for making decisions on the child’s behalf. The child doesn’t live in their house in any long-term sense. But the...
In some cases, parents who are going through a divorce cannot decide how they want to split up child custody. They don’t agree about who should live with the child (physical custody) or how to make important decisions on the child’s behalf (legal custody). They have...
When a parent does not fulfill their child support obligations, it can create significant financial stress for the children involved. Taking immediate action is crucial. Here is what you can do. Options for enforcing child support In Illinois, the Department of...
Child support is a legally binding agreement that outlines a parent's financial obligations to provide for their child's needs. Sometimes, the initial order may not serve its purpose as the child's needs or family circumstances evolve, making a modification necessary...
When you married “for better or worse,” you didn’t anticipate your spouse’s mental illness. Mental illness can manifest in anxiety and depression. It can also include things like bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder and schizophrenia. While love can help...