If you were financially dependent on your spouse during your marriage, the Illinois court may order alimony as a post-divorce financial obligation. These regular payments that you will receive from your former spouse will allow you to maintain the standard of living that you established during your marriage. However, you…
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Throughout your divorce proceedings, the court will finalize decisions on many significant items at hand, such as alimony settlements, child custody agreements, child support agreements, and property division. But before you can even get to these discussions, you must meet certain criteria, such as the residency requirement and the proper…
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For the obvious reason, holding onto a copy of your divorce decree seems important because this final judgment signed by a judge is the official document that proves your divorce to be legal. But for a less apparent reason, it is also significant because it may serve as a piece…
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A job loss can be especially stressful if you are responsible for paying child support each month. It is always assumed by Illinois courts that you are able to meet your payments. So if your financial situation alters due to your recent unemployment, it is important that you consult a…
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The divorce process creates many worries, and most of them center around finances. It is not rare that people who divorce find themselves struggling to maintain or attain good credit. If this is your case, find out how a talented Morton divorce lawyer at Butler, Giraudo & Meister, P.C., can…
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There are conditions that disqualify a marriage in the state of Illinois that will allow you to open up the opportunity for an annulment and sidestep the expensive, drawn-out divorce process. This is why it is important to retain the services of a knowledgeable Morton divorce lawyer at Butler, Giraudo…
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