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If Your Adult Child Is Engaged To Be Married, You Should Read This – How To Discuss Prenuptial Agreements With Adult Children
It is a widely held perception held by the public that prenuptial agreements only serve to disadvantage one spouse-to-be over the other, and to keep wealth in the hands of one person to the marriage over the other. We often see conversations about prenuptial agreements play out on T.V. in dramas between one wealthy… Read More »
Did COVID-19 Increase Divorce Rates In The United States? You’ll Be Surprised About What The Data Says
The Covid-19 pandemic was a difficult time for many families. For some families, the lack of child care and staying day after day in cramped quarters without reprieve became unbearable and led to fights and strife within relationships. For other families, on a more severe note, time spent together resulted in heighted domestic abuse… Read More »
I was Cheated On By My Soon-To-Be Ex-Spouse In Chicago. Am I Entitled To More In My Divorce?
Infidelity is certainly a reason that couples consider divorcing. Whether one spouse is blindsided catching their husband or wife in the act of cheating, or the cheating spouse comes clean in a heartfelt confession, an act (or repeated acts) of infidelity is an event that many couples cannot overcome, and that leads to the… Read More »
Mediating A Divorce Case 101: What Is A Divorce Mediator And What Do They Do?
When people think about divorce, images of heated court battles in front of a judge, screaming matches in a courtroom, and divided families marching down courtroom steps after tense, controversial hearings may flood the imagination. Indeed, from the entertainment world we often get a taste of the divorce process through these courtroom displays, which… Read More »
High-Profile Divorce Spotlight: 3 Interesting Facts About The Kim Kardashian – Kanye West (Ye) Divorce
It is hard these days to go a day without hearing either the names “Kim Kardashian” or “Ye”. While the two are known for many things, fashion, music, controversy, and, overall, their role in the entertainment world, they are also well-known for their heated and contentious divorce case that has played out since February… Read More »
Want A Prenup But Afraid To Bring It Up? 3 Tips For Discussing A Prenuptial Agreement With Your Significant Other
Most people are probably familiar with prenuptial agreements in the context of high-profile celebrity divorces and television dramas and movies. The scenario that we see time and time again in the media involves one wealthy partner to a relationship trying to get the other (usually less wealthy) partner to agree to a prenuptial agreement… Read More »
Going To Mediation In Your Chicago Divorce? Here’s What Might Be Discussed
Although we often associate divorce cases with intense and heated legal battles in front of a judge in a courtroom setting, the truth is that many divorce cases are resolved through the divorce settlement process. Divorce cases are, at the end of the day, legal cases, and just like most legal disputes, a divorce… Read More »
Ready To Get A Divorce? 3 Helpful Tips For Keeping Costs Down In Your Chicago Divorce Case
One of the factors that likely influences many individuals and couples in Chicago when thinking about ending a marriage is the cost of the divorce process. It is no secret that the cost of Chicago dissolution of marriage proceedings can be very high. We see divorcing spouses cringe on television and movies at the… Read More »
My Divorce Mediation Was Canceled! Is This The End Of My Chicago Divorce Case? Three Reasons Why Your Chicago Divorce Mediation May Have Been Tabled
A meeting of the minds regarding the terms of a divorce can be tricky. Like with many things, it can be hard to get two people to agree. Add to that phenomenon heated emotions, children, pets, assets, and finances, and the picture becomes even more controversial. Indeed, while many divorces can result in protracted… Read More »
How To Break The News About Your Chicago Divorce To Your Kids – Tips For Parents Who Are Going Through The Chicago Divorce Process
Without question, a divorce can impact not only the lives of the two individuals in the marriage, but also family, friends, communities, and, perhaps most of all, the couple’s children. Depending on their age, children may or may not have heard about the concept of divorce, and they likely have their own ideas and… Read More »
