by Sterk Family Law | Jan 14, 2021 | Divorce
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...
by Sterk Family Law | Feb 5, 2020 | All Posts, Divorce
When you’re wrapped up in the emotion of a divorce, your eyes might glaze over to the details. At the end of the process, you’ll receive a divorce decree, a legal document that spells out the terms of your split. Before the divorce decree is settled, both parties must...
by Sterk Family Law | Nov 27, 2019 | All Posts, Divorce
If you and your spouse have separated in contemplation of divorce, it’s prudent to take stock of many areas in your life. The financial decisions you make are especially important at this time, in order to protect yourself and the future you hope to have. Separation...
by Sterk Family Law | Nov 21, 2019 | All Posts, Divorce
Starting a divorce proceeding feels like beginning any difficult task — you simply want it to be over as quickly as possible. Dissolving a marriage rarely happens quickly, however, as the parties move through a process of legal, personal, familial, financial and...
by Sterk Family Law | Nov 15, 2019 | Divorce
Divorce and Annulment (invalidity of marriage) are distinct legal determinations that sever marriages in different ways. In Illinois annulment is now called Invalidity of Marriage In Illinois, about 26,000 marriages were legally severed in 2016, the last year for...
by Sterk Family Law | Oct 16, 2019 | All Posts, Divorce, Finance
Spousal support, which is known to many people as alimony, is payment made from one former spouse to the other to offset the financial burden of divorce. While the notion of turning over a portion of their salary to their ex-spouse upsets some people, the current...
