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New Illinois Divorce Law on Pets and Custody By: M. Scott Gordon When most couples file for divorce in Chicago, they have concerns about how the court will handle the matter of the family pet. Who will get the dog? Will the soon-to-be ex-spouses have to share custody of the family’s cat? These questions often […]

New Psychology Study Addresses Divorce Predictive Factors By: M. Scott Gordon Are there certain psychological factors that can help to predict whether an individual is likely to get divorced? We often consider different personality traits that might play a role in predicting divorce, as well as specific information about couples. Yet is there really a […]

Child Support and the “Gig Economy” By: M. Scott Gordon Has the rise of the “gig economy” changed the way that child support is paid and collected? When we refer to the “gig economy,” we are talking about what the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) describes as a workforce made up of people in […]

Dissipation and Chicago Divorce By: M. Scott Gordon What is dissipation and what do you need to know about dissipation if you are filing for divorce in Chicago? Concerns about dissipation most often arise in the context of the distribution of marital property. In recent years, Illinois law has changed to narrow dissipation, and it […]