February 2017 | Butler Giraudo & Meister, P.C.

Utilizing Offshore Accounts for a Divorce

Posted on February 28, 2017September 30, 2021 by Accel Admin

It is often quite difficult to ensure during a divorce that all the property each spouse possesses is presented before the court for a fair division. Particularly during divorces between High Net worth individuals, it is often possible that one or both spouses are using offshore accounts to store their…
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Rights of Unmarried Fathers

Posted on February 28, 2017 by Accel Admin

For a father, maintaining a relationship with his child after the divorce can be difficult. The younger the child, the more weight is given to the mother's role in the child's development. Things are even more difficult for unmarried fathers, who have few parental rights. In the past, it used…
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Important things to know about alimony

Posted on February 28, 2017September 30, 2021 by Accel Admin

Spousal support or alimony is the amount of money awarded to one of the former spouses after a couple gets divorced. Spousal support may be agreed upon by the couple prior to the divorce, or a court may take this decision. The primary goal of spousal support is to mitigate…
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How Courts Enforce Alimony Payment

Posted on February 28, 2017September 30, 2021 by Accel Admin

Often times after a divorce, one of the former spouses will try to get out of paying alimony to their ex-partner. If the courts discover this violation of the divorce orders they pronounced, they have recourse to a number of methods to make the person pay alimony. A judge has…
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Factors Which Decide Child Custody

Posted on February 28, 2017 by Accel Admin

One of the biggest post-divorce questions is which spouse gets custody of the children. Here are some of the factors that are considered by the court while making the decision:The Child's Age While traditionally, younger children were believed to thrive more under the care of their mothers, many recent rulings…
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Factors Deciding Property Division in Illinois

Posted on February 28, 2017September 30, 2021 by Accel Admin

Due to the fact that Illinois is an 'equitable division' state, it is not necessary that marital property is divided equally between spouses during a divorce. Let's look at the main factors which decide how much of the marital property will be awarded to each spouse: The first thing the…
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Utilizing Offshore Accounts for a Divorce

Rights of Unmarried Fathers

Important things to know about alimony

How Courts Enforce Alimony Payment

Factors Which Decide Child Custody

Factors Deciding Property Division in Illinois

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