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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 […]

Irreconcilable Differences as a Basis for Divorce in Chicago By M. Scott Gordon The concept of irreconcilable differences is relatively new as a basis for dissolving a marriage, and is a product of the evolution of marriage over the last few decades. Although every state now allows for couples to divorce on a no-fault basis, […]