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How Courts "Apportion" Separate vs. Community interests in businesses owned before Marriage

Businesses or self-employment during a marriage can have value, and courts often need to divide them or value them for support purposes.

The Importance of Date of Separation in a California Divorce

The date used in the petition for divorce, for your date of separation can have a significant impact on your case.

Florida couples may find divorce mediation helped by financial advisor

Divorce is more complicated than many couples realize. Add to those complications the differences of opinion that naturally go along with a couple’s inability to live together, and it can get out of hand very quickly.

PARENTAL KIDNAPPING PREVENTION ACT

PARENTAL KIDNAPPING PREVENTION ACT

Naperville Divorce Lawyer Named 2015 Super Lawyer

Naperville divorce attorney Zachary Martel of Roscich & Martel Law Firm, LLC has been named a 2015 Super Lawyers Rising Star.

Lincolnwood Divorce Lawyers Open Three Illinois Offices and Launch New Website

Lincolnwood family law firm Weiss Kunz & Green, LLC is pleased to announce the opening of three offices and the launch of its new family law website.

During divorce mediation, Florida couples need to include debt issues

Child custody and other parenting issues are also important parts of the negotiation process.

For an amicable divorce, Florida couples find help in divorce mediation

The relationship between a divorcing couple after the divorce, however, can depend solely upon a divorce process that avoids antagonism.

Unique Issues With Dividing Property in a Short-Term Marriage

Unique Issues With Dividing Property in a Short-Term Marriage

Kane County Divorce Attorney Authors Maintenance (Alimony) Chapter in Illinois Family Law Book

Partner Matthew G. Shaw, of the Kane County law firm Shaw, Jacobs, Goostree & Associates, P.C., was published in "Strategies for Family Law in Illinois," outlining the alimony/maintenance review, including the new alimony laws coming into effect 1/1/15.

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