Location: Oak Brook

Property division during divorce proceedings can be contentious and complex. Illinois law recognizes inherited assets as non-marital property. However, identifying the initial inherited asset can be difficult once an inheritance inadvertently or purposely is mixed with marital property. Commingling and transmutation can make property classification...

All divorces can be difficult, but high-net-worth divorces are inclined to be more complicated, laborious, expensive, and lengthy because of the division of high-valued assets. A high-net-worth divorce attorney will uncover any hidden and devalued assets possessed by the opposing party. Once discovered and classified,...

Public Act 99-90 (SB 57) amended the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act and related statutes, eliminating fault-based divorce. Effective January 1, 2016, Illinois became a no-fault state, meaning that a spouse cannot be blamed for a divorce even if the spouse committed infidelity...