If you are considering or anticipating a divorce, you could be facing a difficult path forward. The outcome of your divorce, however, is critical to you and your children’s futures, so it’s important to remain focused on the process. Working closely with the best Chicago divorce attorney will help ensure that your rights as a parent and your financial future are protected throughout the legal process and beyond.
The Basic Components of an Illinois Divorce
Every divorce is as unique as the family involved, but the basic components for which decisions must be made remain the same, including (as applicable):Â
Child Custody Arrangements – When a divorce involves children, determining child custody arrangements that both parents can agree to is generally a primary concern. Although child custody arrangements can vary significantly, both parents generally share important decision-making authority regarding education, healthcare, religious upbringing, and extracurricular activities on behalf of their children together. Further, parents need to determine how they will share physical custody of their child, or parenting time, which is when the child will live with or visit each parent.
Child Support – The State of Illinois recognizes that both parents are financially responsible for raising their children to adulthood. As such, it is common among separated parents for one parent – usually the one with higher income or less physical custody time – to pay the other parent child support to help balance their financial contributions. The amount of child support paid is based on state calculation guidelines.Â
Division of Marital Property – The division of marital property is an essential element of any divorce. Marital property refers to those assets, debts, real property, and personal property that you and your spouse acquired together as a married couple. Any property either of you brings into the marriage generally remains as separate property (if it is kept separate throughout the course of your marriage). Because Illinois is an equitable division state, marital property is divided in a manner that is deemed fair under the given circumstances. This means that your marital property will not necessarily be divided equally upon divorce. If your divorce involves high-value or complex assets, you’ll want to seek the best Chicago divorce attorney for your specific circumstances.
Spousal Support (or Alimony) – Spousal support – also called alimony – is not necessarily common. However, when one divorcing spouse doesn’t have the financial means to support themselves post-divorce, and the other spouse has the financial resources to rectify the situation, alimony may be considered an appropriate response. The duration and amount of alimony depend on the length of the marriage, the contributions each spouse made to the marriage, and the relative age, health, education, and employability of each spouse, among other deciding factors.Â
Discuss Your Divorce Concerns with One of the Best Chicago Divorce Attorneys
Divorce is never easy, but obtaining divorce terms that support you and your children’s best interests is critical to your ability to move forward into the future. The dedicated divorce attorneys at Arami Law in Chicago are committed to aggressively advocating for your rights and for terms that work for you. Our compassionate and experienced legal team is on your side, so please don’t hesitate to contact us for more information today.
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