Should I file for divorce and what's first?

No one can or should tell you whether you should file for divorce. That's not a legal conclusion but a personal one. You certainly have cataloged...

If there is money or other assets in the estate, you should have no problem finding an attorney to represent you. If you are questioning...

If you have an attorney you are advised to use that attorney. It really doesn't work with both you and your attorney filing motions. This...

I had an agreement with a woman (cash for deed) to buy her home. She recently died. Her daughter inherited the house.

You need an attorney immediately. If you have a cash for deed agreement it appears that it was unrecorded and you are therefore unprotected. A...

I need to know if easier to sue sibling after he thinks our deceased father's estate is settled - rather than probate?

There is no way to "put your brother in his place" except by following the same laws that he didn't. What you want done on the cheap might be...

Marital Property

What you propose sounds great. Why not get a prenuptial agreement to make it perfectly clear that your LLC holding is not marital. Planning is...

Personal loan in a divorce

You have not provided enough information to get a meaningful answer. This is one that should be answered in a face-to-face consultation.

Is paying off my child student's loan ($30k), before the divorce is filled, considered dissipation in the state of IL?

If I represent your husband the answer is yes, absolutely.

If I were to file for divorce and were to win the lottery a month later, would my wife have the right to claim half of it?

Yes. You are married until you are not.

If its a joint account then the money is her's too. Don't remove her. Put the money for bills somewhere else. Talk to a lawyer for precise...