by Gwendolyn Sterk | Dec 21, 2023 | All Posts, Child Support, Divorce, Family, Finance, Financials, General Family Law, Paternity & Parentage
Child support is an important aspect of divorce and separation proceedings, designed to ensure that children’s financial needs are met even when parents live apart. In the State of Illinois, the child support system has evolved to embrace what it...
by Gwendolyn Sterk | Nov 28, 2023 | All Posts, Divorce, Finance, Financials, Miscellaneous, Post-Decree Matters
Divorce is challenging, often involving complex financial arrangements, including spousal maintenance formerly known as alimony. In Illinois, maintenance is a court-ordered payment from one spouse to another to help maintain the receiving spouse’s standard...
by Gwendolyn Sterk | Mar 15, 2023 | All Posts, Divorce, Family, Finance, General Family Law, Post-Decree Matters
When people get divorced, they’re ready to cut ties with their ex-spouse and move on to the future. However, joining your life to another person through the legal process of marriage creates certain bonds that aren’t always easily broken. Having mutual children is one...
by Gwendolyn Sterk | May 31, 2022 | All Posts, Child Support, Divorce, Family, Finance, General Family Law, Miscellaneous, Paternity & Parentage
Though child support decisions come during an emotionally fraught time for parents, it’s important to remember that such court orders are not punitive. Rather, they are created in the best interest of the children they stand to benefit. For this reason, legal orders...
by Gwendolyn Sterk | Apr 2, 2021 | All Posts, Divorce, Finance
This is the second part in a series discussing what happens when a married couple with shared business interests decide to divorce. The first part of the series explains the types of business interests spouses may share. Part of the process involves valuing...
by Gwendolyn Sterk | Jan 14, 2021 | All Posts, Divorce, Finance
Mixing money can get messy between two married people. Even happy couples fight over finances, so when couples divorce, money usually becomes a serious sticking point. As a marriage deteriorates, sometimes one spouse takes advantage of the situation or reacts in a...
