Hi. Your retainer agreement or your divorce decree (or both) probably says that any QDRO work is separate. Although I think it is best to get it...

There are a couple of ways to separate finances - one is to go through a legal separation - everything is divided but you are still married. ...

Hi. If your 401k accrued during the marriage, it was marital money that you used. He would normally have been entitled to 50% of the marital...

Can a Qdro be filed after the divorce ??

If you do not have an acceptable court order to collect the retirement benefits and you are relying on him, it will depend on the language of your...

There is a statute that tells you when a 16 year old can become legally emancipated. It is 750 ILCS 30/1 and requires that the child be able to...

According to the information available, it looks like the unemployment in the new stimulus package includes contractors. If you are in Illinois,...

What or how do I do to be able to obtain all rights?

The best thing to do is file a Petition for Custody. If you don't know where he is, you can serve him by "publication" where a newspaper runs an...

What are my options and what kind of motion can I expect a lawyer to tell me to file?

If you don't agree on a major issue such as this, your parenting agreement probably requires you to ask to go through mediation to see if you can...

How can my son get DNA test done and get the rights to visitation with his daughter

A DNA test is not necessary if he signed the Voluntary Acknowledge of Paternity - the form that is signed to put his name on the birth certificate....

Divorce trial procedures

Usually divorce proceedings are public. However, you can ask for closed proceedings if there will be testimony about very sensitive issues, usually...