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Recent Posts from Illinois Divorce Lawyer Blog

• Kane County Divorce Issues

  One of my valued clients, who happens to be an engineer by training and otherwise an interesting and dynamic person, made a comment at court today. She had been watching other cases taking place at…

• Illinois Divorce and Joint Custody Defined

  I was involved in a child custody matter recently that was becoming difficult to settle, for a number of reasons. I represented the Dad in the case. One of the reasons for the impasse was…

• Illinois Divorce and Parental Alienation

  Many professionals that work with divorce and custody cases see cases of Parental Alienation. Parental alienation can be defined as a social dynamic, generally occurring due to divorce, when a child expresses unjustified hatred or…

• Kane and Dupage County Divorce Coaching

  Part of practicing family law involves, at least in my opinion, a measure of compassion for and understanding of each client's family system, and the family system and financial changes that a divorce will visit…

• DuPage and Kane County Cooperative Divorce

  I have written in this blog on Collaborative and Cooperative Divorce and conducted a seminar last year for the Kane County ADR Committee on Collaborative and Cooperative Divorce. The Collaborative Divorce offers some distinct advantages…

• How to be an Effective Non-Custodial Parent

  Being a successful parent is a hard job, under the best of circumstances. For a man or woman who is a non-custodial parent, the responsibility takes on additional enhancements, and often requires creative ways to…

• Illinois Divorce and Changes in our Antiquated Laws?

  Illinois attorneys and the Illinois legislature are now studying changes to Illinois' Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. One of the goals of the review is to, perhaps, bring Illinois into the 21st Century by…

• Life after Divorce for a Malaysian Man: Do you feel a common bond?

  I found this article via Twitter. It highlights the life of a Malaysian man who shares his life experience after being legally separated from his wife and kids. Saturday, July 18, 2009 Is there life…

• Does Shared Parenting require a 50/50 Split of Time? An Australian perspective.

  Shared parenting laws introduced by the Howard government in 2006 do not guarantee divorced fathers the right to a 50-50 time split with their children because (as the article argues) such an arrangement is not…

• Top Ten Ways To Protect Your Kids From The Fallout Of A High Conflict Break-Up

  1. Talk to your children about your separation. Studies show that only 5 percent of parents actually sit down, explain to their children when a marriage is breaking up, and encourage the kids to ask…