Divorce

You likely made a prenuptial agreement (prenup) before marriage to protect your assets if there was ever a divorce. Your marriage has been going steadily for the past several years and you and your spouse have built up your estate. You may have noticed that your...

Those who wish to end their marriage as quickly and painlessly as possible often consider several divorce options. One alternative many want to pursue is having their union annulled instead of obtaining a formal divorce. While annulments are granted in the Chicago...

Spouses who have decided to divorce often view their ex's behavior less charitably than they did during the marriage. Someone who ignored aggressive misconduct for years might start referring to that behavior as abuse. Whether you are trying to leave behind an...

On the day you got married, you assumed that you found your forever person. Marriages sometimes last that long, but there’s a possibility that they’ll end. The decision to divorce is a major life decision, so it’s one that you have to think about carefully. When you...

Once you decide to divorce, you can look forward to a new future apart. Yet, before that can happen, you need to survive the present. That entails deciding where to live while the divorce is ongoing. You may decide that one of you should move out. Yet, there are...

Money can be an emotional subject. We all need it to survive these days, but how much is enough depends on who you ask. Many of us have longstanding money issues due to how we were raised. Sometimes, those financial stressors can even wreak havoc on your romantic...

Marriage certainly has to be mutual. Even if you don't have a traditional ceremony, you both still have to sign the marriage certificate. There's no way for one person to declare a marriage when the other person doesn't agree. But does the same process apply to...

A high-asset or "high net worth" divorce basically means that the parties separating have complex assets to divide. One or both parties may have large incomes, have local and international investments, real estate holdings and more. These factors can make a divorce...

Can you remember playing hide and seek as a kid? The onus was very much on the seeker. If the hider hid well enough not to be found, they would win. Some spouses like to play a grown-up version of this when they divorce. They take their assets and hide them, thinking...

Even if you believe that your divorce will be amicable, it’s important to protect your interests. If it turns into a contentious process, that’s even more critical. You never know what kind of information can be used against you.  That means protecting your private...