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An Illinois divorce court judge may determine custody of a shared pet based on who regularly cared for it. If you and your spouse shared equally in the cost of a dog’s maintenance, receipts may also help determine who takes custody. Some couples, however, may have...
You know that your children need extra attention during and after your divorce, but what you may not realize is that your dog does, too. Animal Wellness Magazine reports that, just like people, dogs can and often do grieve when separated from a family member. One of...
Even if you and your spouse are going through an amicable divorce, you may have difficulty working out a parenting plan. Establishing a parenting time schedule may feel impossible if you both want to spend lots of time with your children. And agreeing on parenting...
As a married couple with children, you and your spouse let communication fall by the wayside. You were poor communicators and did not jibe on a number of personal matters, leading to dissension and divorce. Now that you are divorced, you have no choice but to become a...
As a couple in Illinois, you may one day drift apart. If this happens to you, you can choose to amiably break ties through uncontested divorce. Still, uncontested divorce has its pros and cons. It is up to you to determine which one outweighs the other. What are the...
Divorce is hard, but some people argue that coming up with an effective co-parenting plan and executing it in the aftermath is even more difficult. Co-parenting requires good communication and can potentially be very stressful, and moving the kids between houses poses...
Divorce is stressful on both emotional and financial levels. The divorce process alone can cost thousands of dollars, after which you may owe child support and spousal maintenance on an ongoing basis. Fortunately, there are ways to reduce the cost of the divorce...
Those going through a divorce in Illinois are likely to deal with some significant mental and emotional strains. During such a difficult time, it is easy to lose sight of how it may be affecting the children. Children can be traumatized for life after a divorce, and...
In a blended family, stepparents and stepchildren often form a close bond. However, that relationship does not give stepparents a parent-child relationship that is recognized by law. Adopting a stepchild allows stepparents to establish such a relationship with a child...
One of the most difficult topics to negotiate in the final divorce settlement is property division. Taking account of all the property and assets you have accumulated throughout your marriage and determining how to split it fairly may seem almost impossible. As you...
