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How Social Roles Affect Women’s Finances After Divorce By: M. Scott Gordon Social and cultural shifts in the last couple of decades have meant more women feel empowered to file for divorce and to live separate lives from their partners. Also, more women are earning more than their spouses in heterosexual marriages. However, women continue […]

Asset Division: Dividing Art in Your Divorce By: M. Scott Gordon In any divorce, but particularly in a high net worth divorce, a married couple may own valuable art or other collectibles that will need to be divided as part of the asset division process. Under the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act (IMDMA), […]

What Responsibilities Are Involved in Parenting Time? By: M. Scott Gordon   When parents split up — whether they are getting divorced or simply ending a relationship — and they have minor children, they will need to learn more about the allocation of parental responsibilities. Rather than award child custody to one or both parents, […]

Four Things to Know About Divorce After a Long-Term Marriage By: M. Scott Gordon More people are getting divorced as they near retirement age, or recently after they retired. For a majority of these divorcees, the decision to file for divorce comes after many years of a long-term marriage. While divorces have similarities regardless of […]