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Spousal Maintenance: Does Gender Matter? By: M. Scott Gordon Who typically pays alimony, or spousal maintenance? According to a recent article in the American News Report, many Americans continue to operate under the assumption that men usually are the payers of spousal support in the event of divorce, while women tend to be the payees. […]

How To Avoid Being The Victim Of Identity Theft By M. Scott Gordon Learning how to prevent identity theft will reduce your risk to becoming the victim. If you are the victim of identity theft, the sooner you discover the fraud, the easier and quicker it will be to clean up your credit and regain […]

Legal Guardianship Chicago – What you need to know By: M. Scott Gordon  What is legal guardianship, and what does it have to do with divorce? In general, a guardianship is a legal relationship between an adult and a minor child (or disabled adult). With children, the guardian doesn’t take the legal place of the […]

Learning about Legal Separation in Chicago – What you need to know By M. Scott Gordon What is legal separation in Illinois, and how does it differ from divorce? There’s one major difference between divorce and legal separation: when you’re only separated, your marriage isn’t over, and thus you’re not free to marry someone else. […]