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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 […]

Divorce Rates and the Attractiveness of Partners By: M. Scott Gordon It might sound like an unlikely topic for research into divorce and social psychology, but a new study suggests that married people who are more physically attractive are more likely to get divorced than others. Indeed, according to a recent study published in the […]

Supreme Court Will Consider Military Divorce and Marital Benefits By: M. Scott Gordon Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a military divorce matter that, regardless of the outcome, is likely to impact certain married couples who file for divorce in Chicago. In brief, the Supreme Court will be determining how military benefits […]