In this video, our Aurora divorce attorneys explain how there are three factors that Chicago courts use to help determine whether to award spousal maintenance to a party in a Chicago divorce. Those include:

• Length of Marriage
• Sacrifices one spouse made for another
• Income of each spouse

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In this video, our Aurora cooperative divorce attorneys explain the alternative dispute resolutions in marital dissolution cases. A cooperative divorce is like a collaborative divorce in that the parties agree to negotiate out of court and in good faith.  The open exchange of information is necessary because in a collaborative divorce, attorneys usually don't conduct depositions or written discovery.The difference between a Cooperative Divorce and Collaborative Law Divorce is that attorneys don't have to remove themselves should litigation become necessary.  If negotiations fail, the parties can transition into court proceedings smoothly and cost-effectively

In this video, our Aurora cooperative divorce attorneys discuss how mediation is an often undervalued method that can potentially solve many family law related issues outside of court that allows parties to come to some form of agreement to Chicago family related issues that also prevents having to litigate these issues in court, saving time and money. In this article, our Chicago family mediation attorneys discuss typical family mediation practices and explain the Chicago mediation process.