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Do Divorce Rates Increase When Women Are the Primary Earners? By: M. Scott Gordon Is it possible that divorce rates in Chicago increase when women are the primary earners in the marriage? While the question might strike you as irrational or even sexist, according to a recent article in the Harvard Business Review, “women’s high […]

College Expenses and Single Moms After Divorce By: M. Scott Gordon If you have been a stay-at-home mom during your marriage but will soon be returning to work in the Chicago area because you are getting divorced, it is never too soon to begin thinking about college expenses for your child. Most courts will require […]

If you entered into a civil union in Chicago years ago and now have children from the civil union, what happens if you want to dissolve your legal relationship? Will the recent changes to Illinois child custody laws impact the way a court allocates parental responsibilities in your civil union dissolution case? Generally speaking, your […]

Retroactive Child Support Collections in Chicago By: M. Scott Gordon There are many different types of scenarios in the Chicago area in which someone might want to seek retroactive child support and may try to seek help with child support collections. Strictly speaking, retroactive child support does not refer to a situation in which there […]