Topics about family law to keep you informed and empowered.
Many couples choose to live together without formally getting married. While this arrangement may feel similar to marriage, the legal implications can be very different, especially in Illinois. A common…
If you are considering divorce, knowing where to begin can feel overwhelming. Many people reach this stage after months or even years of uncertainty, and taking the first step is…
Introduction Child support in Illinois is financial support paid by one parent to the other to help cover the costs of raising one or more children. This support may be…
Introduction When facing divorce, many people assume that going to court is the only option. In Illinois, however, divorcing spouses may resolve some or all of their issues through alternative…
What is a civil union? It’s a legally recognized relationship between two people with state-level protections for the couple. Like domestic partnerships, civil unions originated as an alternative course of…
If you have questions about divorcing as a small business owner, the highly skilled divorce lawyers and family law attorneys at Conniff & Keleher are here to help. Is a…
Spousal maintenance—sometimes referred to as alimony—is often a critical part of an Illinois divorce judgment. While maintenance orders are based on the circumstances at the time of divorce, life does…
Engagement season often brings conversations about the future—where you will live, how you will manage finances, and how you envision building a life together. For many couples in Illinois, a…
The biggest difference between a prenuptial agreement (prenup) and a postnuptial agreement (postnup) is timing. A prenup is created before a couple gets married, while a postnup is created after…
Illinois courts may impute income when reported earnings do not reflect a parent’s true earning capacity in child support or maintenance cases.
Under current Illinois law (750 ILCS 5/505), the Income Shares Model calculates support by estimating what intact families at similar income levels typically spend on their children and dividing that…
If you and your spouse are going through the process of divorce and are working through dividing assets, you may have questions about restricted stock vs. restricted stock units. You…