Belleville, Illinois, Law Blog
Fourth Amendment rights and traffic-stop vehicle searches
The Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution prohibits law enforcement from conducting unreasonable searches. Although enacted long before motor vehicles came into use, the Fourth Amendment applies to traffic stops. A judge may dismiss a charge if the evidence...
These divorce effects might impact your emotions
The decision to divorce is sometimes made by both spouses. If you and your ex decided together that the marriage wasn't salvageable, you might not think that you're going to have to go through a bunch of emotions as you work through the divorce and during the...
What to expect in a joint simplified dissolution
A divorce is a difficult time for the spouses and their family members. A contentious separation may be especially hard as both sides fight to have their wishes fulfilled. Often, both sides may prefer to strive for an uncontested divorce. When a couple has an...
Can moving out impact the allocation of your parental rights?
When one parent in a married couple with children files for divorce, it is common for one of the parents to leave the family residence and establish temporary housing elsewhere. In many cases, the stay-at-home parent or the parent who serves as the primary caregiver...
A mindful approach to divorce
A divorce is not a situation you want to find yourself in, but when it happens, you do not have to let it become stressful and upsetting. There are things that you and your spouse can do to get through this difficult time in a peaceful manner. Taking a mindful...
Shared parental responsibility is almost always best for the kids
Divorce is typically a trying time for everyone in your family, but it can be particularly difficult for children. While kids at different developmental stages will react differently to the stress of parental divorces, the overall experience is still likely one of the...
4 steps for explaining divorce to your kids
If you are heading for a divorce, you know how stressful and heart-wrenching the process can be. After all, even if your marriage is not acrimonious, you must figure out how to separate from your spouse. If you have kids, though, you may have no clue how to explain...
Asking for a parenting schedule change in Illinois
For many families in which the parents have divorced, the parenting plan must evolve over time to fit changing life circumstances. When both parents agree to the change, they can ask for a schedule modification at any time. In the case of conflict, either parent can...
Your level of parental responsibilities can change after divorce
he terminology commonly associated with divorce decrees can leave people feeling confused and disempowered. Many people will refer to the documents approved in the last hearings of your divorce as the final orders or decree in the divorce. When it comes to asset...
3 common strategies for filing an uncontested divorce
An uncontested divorce is arguably the ideal divorce in the perception of most people. Being able to quickly and cleanly sever your legal ties to your spouse without an embarrassing airing of your dirty laundry in court is certainly more private and less expensive...
