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A spousal maintenance award, formerly known as alimony, is often one of the most significant financial issues in an Illinois divorce. While some maintenance awards last only a few years, others may continue for much longer depending on the length of the marriage and the financial circumstances of the parties. Because life rarely remains the […]

By M. Scott Gordon When couples in Chicago file for divorce, judges often have to make a decision about whether to award spousal maintenance, which is also known as alimony. As many Chicago residents know, Illinois recently changed a number of its laws related to divorce and family law, and those amendments included a new […]

“The Little Things Matter” When Couples Get Divorced By M. Scott Gordon Are you thinking about filing for divorce in Chicago or the Chicago area, or are you currently in the middle of a divorce in which issues of property division have become contentious? Before a divorce, couples often assume that they should discuss the […]

Learning More About Unpaid Child Support By M. Scott Gordon When we talk about child support, we often focus on ways of ensuring that non-custodial spouses make the child support payments that a court has required of them. We focus less often, it seems, on the striking amount of child support that goes unpaid in […]