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How Do Courts Consider Child Expenses and Expenditures When Calculating Child Support Obligations? By: M. Scott Gordon Now that the state of Illinois uses the income shares model for child support, both parents have a duty to contribute to the costs of childrearing. Rather than only one parent (typically the non-custodial parent) paying child support […]

Can Divorce Affect Your Physical Health? By: M. Scott Gordon Getting divorced often affects the emotional or psychological health of the parties involved, from the spouses who are filing for divorce to children from the marriage. But can divorce in Chicago also have an impact on your physical health? According to a recent study reported […]

New Study Shows Divorce Hurts Retirement Finances but Single Women Fare Better By: M. Scott Gordon If you are thinking about filing for divorce in Chicago but have concerns about how dissolving your marriage will affect your retirement funds, it is important to know that divorce does often change wealth calculations for retirement. However, according […]

Telling Your Children that Mom and Dad are Divorcing By: M. Scott Gordon Divorce can be emotionally traumatic for the adults involved. Now imagine how disorientating it is for your children. One day they have both of their parents at home, and the next either Mom or Dad will move out and live in their […]