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Chicago Divorce on a Budget: How to Keep Expenses Low During the Breakup of Your Marriage By: M. Scott Gordon Divorce in Chicago is rarely cheap. When it comes to the division of property, possessions, and even businesses, expenses tend to pile up. But if your marriage is effectively over, you should not have to […]

Should the Law Encourage Joint Custody? By: M. Scott Gordon A recent Chicago Tribune article highlights an issue that comes up repeatedly in debates over Illinois family law: the determination of child custody in a divorce. Many parents contend that custody arrangements favoring one parent over another close them off from taking a meaningful role […]

Moving Away and Chicago Child Custody By: M. Scott Gordon Moving from place to place in search of opportunity has always been the norm in the U.S., and these days, people and families are moving more than ever. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the average American will move nearly 12 times in a lifetime. […]

Pathways to Divorce in Chicago under Illinois Law By: M. Scott Gordon Under Illinois’ marriage dissolution law, there are two possible ways to convince a judge to grant your divorce. If you are considering ending your marriage, you must either show that you and your spouse have irreconcilable differences (“no-fault”), or that one of the […]