Cooperative and Collaborative Divorce are potential alternatives that reduce costs and in-court litigation in a divorce proceeding. If successful, these processes can make a divorce less stressful and more cost-effective. In this article, our Rockford Collaborative & Cooperative Divorce attorneys look at both types of divorce processes and weigh the benefits and disadvantages of each.

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Mediation is an often undervalued method that can potentially solve issues related to family law outside of the court. In this article, our Rockford Collaborative & Cooperative divorce attorneys discuss typical family mediation practices and explain the Illinois mediation process. We discuss how mediation can help parties save time and money, bringing them together in a formal agreement on family related issues outside of the court.

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There are three factors that Rockford courts use to help determine whether to award spousal maintenance to a party in a divorce:

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

In this article by our Rockford Collaborative & Cooperative divorce attorneys, we explain how these are factored into the decision process for spousal maintenance.

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