Legal Process
Maintenance, Child Support and Cash-based Businesses
By Martin Sliwinski, Divorce and Family Law Attorney When getting divorced, it’s normal to have many questions about dividing assets, figuring out child support and determining spousal maintenance. If your former spouse has a higher income and earns it through a cash-based business, all of this can be slightly more…
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How does a recession impact divorce and child support?
By Marvin Mendez, Divorce and Family Law Attorney With the looming recession, more and more clients are calling us concerned about what will happen if they or their former spouse loses their job in the next few months. While we’re hopeful that not as many people will face unemployment as…
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How Do I Protect My Small Business in Divorce?
By Joshua E. Stern, Divorce and Family Law Attorney Dividing assets is often one of the most complex parts of dissolving a marriage—and if you own a small business, protecting it in divorce is likely top of mind. Depending on when you created your business and how you run it,…
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How to Decide Summertime Parenting Schedules
By Joshua E. Stern, Divorce and Family Law Attorney After the school year winds to a close for families across Chicago and the suburbs, our team sees countless parents performing balancing acts: trying to maintain work schedules, spend time with their kids, ensure the kids have a fun summer, and…
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How is Maintenance and Child Support Calculated in Variable-income Families?
By Joshua E. Stern, Divorce and Family Law Attorney In any marriage, financial earnings are almost never equal. And in divorce, the higher-earning spouse may worry about paying too much support to their spouse, while the lower-earning spouse may have concerns about providing for their child. When you work with…
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