Facts: Child was born to Mother. When Child was three months old, Mother asked married Third Parties to help care for Child, which they did…
Facts: After two children and only five months of marriage, Husband and Wife began divorce proceedings, after which unnecessarily protracted litigation ensued. The parties inundated…
Facts: Husband and Wife married in 1991, separated in 2006, and divorced in 2009. At the time of trial, Husband was 65. He is self-employed as…
Facts: Husband, age 46, and Wife, age 45, divorced after 29 years of marriage. At the time of divorce, Husband earned $60,000 per year from…
Facts: Husband and Wife divorced in June 1995 after 14 years of marriage. The parties entered into a marital dissolution agreement giving Wife one-half the…
Facts: The parties divorced after 24 years of marriage. Husband earned nearly $100,000 while Wife earned $20,000. Wife suffered from multiple chronic health problems. The…
Facts: Parties divorced in 2006 after 24 years of marriage. Husband was ordered to pay child support, including a substantial upward deviation. Husband was also ordered…
Facts: After an 18-year marriage, the parties divorced. The trial court divided the marital estate and ordered Husband to pay Wife $150,000 to equalize the…
Dr. Alan Ravitz, a forensic psychiatrist at the Child Mind Institute, offers the following advice: Divorce is almost never easy, especially when there are children…
Dr. Alan Ravitz, a forensic psychiatrist at the Child Mind Institute, offers the following advice: Divorce is almost never easy, especially when there are children…
Facts: While the parties’ divorce action was pending, Wife relocated with the parties’ child to Illinois, where her family lived. Husband claimed Wife simply took…
Facts: The parties, both 50 years old, were divorced after a 26-year marriage. Husband earned $35,000 annually while Wife earned $23,000. One month before the…
Facts: The parties entered into what they conceded was a valid and enforceable prenuptial agreement. The agreement provided that in the event of divorce, Each…
Facts: Boyfriend and Girlfriend dated off an on. While dating, Boyfriend purchased a home–titled in Boyfriend’s name–and Girlfriend lived with him in the home. When…
The following is excertped from a recent article written by a family court judge in Chicago: [H]ow you begin your case may define how your…