Author Archives: Jay Butchko
How to Navigate the Post-Divorce Dating World when You Do Not Want to Talk about Your Divorce
For some newly-divorced Chicagoans, discussing the divorce process and one’s ex-spouse can seem like opening up fresh wounds and pouring in salt. For others, speaking about the dissolution of marriage process can feel cathartic, and may be a way to heal. In whatever way a person decides to handle the issue of their prior… Read More »
Three Things I Wish I Knew about Being Separated without being Married in Chicago
There are a number of reasons that a couple may decide not to get married, even if they have been together for a number of years and share all aspects of their lives with one another. One of those reasons may be that the couple believes that not getting married will make things easier… Read More »
A Story about How a Louisiana Mother Abducted her Own Son Highlights International Child Abductions
The issues surrounding child custody battles are never easy. Whether the fans of controversy over child custody issues are flamed by love for the child, hate for the ex-spouse or partner, or a combination of both, many divorcing and separating couples find themselves in the fight of their lives when it comes to child… Read More »
Divorcing Couple Remains Living Together Due to Tough Housing Market
Most divorcing couples in Chicago probably would faint at the thought of living with their ex-spouse after deciding to get a divorce. However, high prices and high inflation have hit and with the housing market pricing many Chicago residents and people around the country out of homes, some couples may be re-thinking living together… Read More »
“Irreconcilable Differences”– 3 Formerly-Married Individuals Share Exactly What “Ruined Their Marriages”
Let’s face it: there are virtually an endless number of reasons that couples decide to ultimately divorce. From gambling, money wasting, and financial irresponsibility to cheating, lying, and abuse, there are a number of issues that a couple may experience in their marriage that result in the deterioration of marital vows. However, while we… Read More »
Mediation in Hague Convention International Child Abduction Case – Does it Make Good Sense?
When a child is abducted by a non-custodial parent from their custodial parent, often little in the world makes sense. When the child is taken outside of the United States and is abducted by their non-custodial parent internationally, the situation can take on an even more confusing and terrifying flavor. Indeed, once a child… Read More »
For this Hollywood A-Lister, Sleeping in Separate Beds does Not Mean Legally Separating
For some married Chicago couples, the traditions of marriage seem antiquated and in need of replacing with modern marriage rules. From the reversal of age-old gender roles concerning “who wears the pants” in the marriage and who will raise the kids, to living in the same home with ex-husbands and ex-wives, there is no… Read More »
Do You and Your Spouse Need a “Sleep Divorce”? The Experts Weigh In on this Modern Marriage Strategy
There is no doubt that sleep is very important for Chicago couples’ mental and physical health. Sleep deprivation can make every day easy tasks seem like an impossible uphill battle, can prevent us from doing our best at work, and can impair our relationships with our families and friends when we are unable to… Read More »
Colorado Mother Accused of Killing Children Engaged in Lengthy Child Custody Battle with Children’s Father Before Their Deaths, Reports Indicate
As the 2023 holidays kicked into high gear, the devastating news of the deaths of two young children and the wounding of their sibling in Colorado hit the front pages of newspapers across the United States. The underlying custody battle between the parents of the two deceased children and the injured third child is… Read More »
American Father Desperately Walks Miles on Treadmill in Seoul to Highlight International Child Abduction of his Two Children to South Korea
If you travel to the bustling capital city of Seoul, South Korea, you may be met with a surprising scene. An American father has been stationing himself in various locations throughout the city with a treadmill and a sign highlighting the harrowing ordeal of trying to get his two young children back from their… Read More »
