If you have come to the difficult determination that you need a divorce, you may have no idea about how best to proceed. Divorce not only stirs up a torrent of emotions but also signifies considerable changes ahead for you and your children. A dedicated Chicago divorce attorney will direct the full force of his or her considerable experience into helping you obtain divorce terms that allow you to move into your post-divorce life with confidence.
The assets that you and your spouse acquire during your married years are considered marital property, and they are intended to be divided between you in a manner that is deemed equitable (or fair) upon divorce. Factors that can influence this division include:
In other words, the division of your marital property is complicated and must be addressed properly.
If your divorce involves shared children, your child custody arrangements are naturally paramount. Some of the important factors that help the court make custody determinations include:
A dedicated Chicago divorce attorney at WARD FAMILY LAW is standing by to help you effectively and efficiently advance toward finalized divorce terms that accommodate you and your children’s ongoing needs and best interests. For more information, please don’t hesitate to contact us today.
I knew we were going to have a custody battle from day one. It was going to be mean and messy and expensive and long. I did not know if I could handle it but I had to do it for my kids. Jennifer litigated my case to the end - we had an attorney for the kids, we had psych evaluations, we had reports for the Judge, we had court date after court date. She was strategic, smart, planned well ahead, and kept on top of everything. Thanks to her and her legal eagles my kids are in a…
We were not married but had two kids and we were both listed as the parents on the birth certificates. What I did not know at the time was that the birth certificate (for parents who are not married) does not count in Chicago! You have to have a paternity test or have signed some special paperwork at the hospital that we did not know about at the time. Ward Family Law prepared the court filings so that we could establish our parental rights. Thank you!
At the end of my divorce case I realized that the paperwork required us to provide the court with a Qualified domestic relations order (QDRO) in order for our retirement and investment accounts to be divided as we had agreed. The problem was that we did not have them done in time. Jennifer and her team stepped in and handled contacting the plan administrators, completing the draft QDROs, submitting them for pre-approval of everyone and then presenting them to the court. While we had hoped this was super easy there were a lot of steps and a lot of things…
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