Anderson & Boback Family Law Attorneys

  People have heard of prenuptial agreements; those have been common for some time. People are frequently considering postnuptial agreements as well. Whether you are considering a prenup or a postnup, you might want to consider adding your pets to it. People who have pets are now including pet-nuptial provisions within their agreement that address what will happen in the event of a divorce.  For those couples who are not married, a simple contract that addresses what to do with their pet in the event of a breakup can be beneficial as well.  After all, pets are a part of your family. If you had to decide this issue in court, the judge is likely to award your pet to just one of you, without addressing any specific parenting time for the other. Judges are busy and especially those judges without pets, just do not seem very sympathetic.  Even sympathetic judges do not want to be bothered with figuring out how much time each person should have with their pet.  ...

  Wonder if there is a way to "fast track" your divorce ? Many clients beginning their divorce proceedings want to know how long the process will take.  The truth is, a lot of factors contributing to how long the divorce will take are up to the individual parties themselves.  As a general rule, the more cooperative the spouses are with each other and the legal process, the faster their divorce may become finalized, and the less expensive the process will be.  Of course, the opposite is also true! The less cooperative the parties are with one another and the legal process, the slower the divorce may become finalized, and the more expensive the process will be.  Follow These Tips to Fast Track Your Divorce There are specific things you can do to try and ensure that your divorce is on the “fast track”. As a busy Chicago divorce attorney, I've found the following tips to most helpful when if you're motivated to make progress and keep your divorce on the fast track. ...

  Since the revising of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act the state of Illinois no longer uses the term “custody”.  Previously, a parent with sole custody could make decisions about religion and religious training for their minor child.  Now, Illinois has what is referred to as “allocation of parental responsibilities” and one of the “parental responsibilities” a parent can be allocated is religious decisions for a minor child.  Decisions about religion can be made jointly, where the parents try to work together to make the decision for their child and attend mediation if they are unable to do so.  Can Decisions About Religion Be Allocated to One Parent? The responsibility to make decisions about religion also can be allocated solely to one parent.  This is going to depend on many factors, including but not limited to, what the status quo has been regarding these decisions during the parties’ marriage as well as what the minor child’s...

  In re Marriage of Bychina , 2021 IL App (2d) 200303 (June 18, 2021), Elena, the Petitioner in this Illinois divorce case, had recently come to this country from Russia.  On her immigration form, Boris, her husband, indicated a promise to support her if she came to this country.  When Elena wanted to come into the United States, she had to prove she could support herself.  Under section 213A of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Boris filled out the Department of Homeland Security United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Form I-864 (Affidavit of Support), which essentially said he would be financially responsible for her.  The reason for this contract between Boris and the U.S. government is to prevent immigrants from coming to this country and then requiring the government to financially support them.  Boris promised with the execution of this form, that Elena would not need government assistance because he promised to pay for her as an immi...