Unmarried Parent Child Support Parents have a responsibility to provide for their children and meet their basic needs. Illinois child support laws require that both parents accept this responsibility while their children are minors. This financial responsibility is required no
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E. Julia Almeida
Julia recently returned to practicing family law in November 2020, where she started her legal career. She previously worked at a medium-sized general practice firm focusing on family law and also representing clients in criminal defense, bankruptcy, and probate matters. Her broad…
Barrington Child Custody Attorney
In any divorce where children are present, ensuring they have the care and support of their parents is the most crucial issue. When parents separate or divorce, parental rights can be incorporated into the divorce decree. When parents are unmarried,…
Enforcement or Modification of Divorce Judgments
What can you do if your ex suddenly stops paying child support or is falling behind on spousal support payments? What about if your ex refuses to honor the terms in the parenting time plan? When this happens, you may…
Splitting Stock Options in a Divorce
Dividing property and assets in a divorce is complicated and often messy. Both spouses may bristle at the thought of losing assets or part of their financial nest egg. In complex divorces, couples may own stock options. These options are…
Uncontested Divorce Attorneys
Uncontested Divorce Attorneys Do you and your spouse just want a quick and relatively painless end to your marriage? Do you agree on how to divide your property and time with your children? Do you agree with the payments of…
How Long to Wait After Separation to Divorce?
If you and your spouse are considering divorce, you may wish to consider a legal separation first. In Illinois, married couples have the option to file for divorce immediately on the grounds of irreconcilable differences or seek a legal separation.…
Xavier Bonfiglio
Xavier Bonfiglio joined us as a law clerk for the summer of 2019 and continues to work with us during law school. He’s expecting to earn his J.D. from the Loyola University Chicago School of Law in May 2021 and…
Kelly A. Wieczorek
Kelly Wieczorek joined our firm in September 2019. She is a recent John Marshall Law School graduate where she graduated second in her class. Kelly successfully passed the July 2019 Illinois Bar Exam and obtained her mediation certificate shortly thereafter.…