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If you do not know your rights in a divorce, you may not end up with a favorable settlement. While you may have particular concerns about child custody and the family home, failure to focus on other matters may cause you trouble. The Illinois General Assembly explains...
Prescription forgery is one way that many who have an addiction to certain controlled substances may attempt to obtain them. It's important to understand what penalties you may be facing if you are charged with prescription forgery or other drug crimes. Under Illinois...
Service members of the U.S. military may find that their divorces do not follow the same guidelines as civilian divorces. During a military divorce, one of the most important questions couples have is how the law treats retirement benefits when dividing marital...
For many parents, finalizing a divorce does not put an end to conflicts in their relationship. While a couple may no longer live together, sharing custody and visitation rights over a child creates many opportunities for conflict and bad behavior by one parent or...
You probably know all about the opioid crisis by now. What is currently known is that too many opioid prescriptions were given to people too freely. This led to dependency and addiction. Now, society has a crisis where many people are addicted to drugs that they...
In a divorce, the law considers your debt in the same way it considers your assets. There is no chance that if you and your spouse have debt that you will walk away without any liability for those debts. The court will split it fairly, just as it does the assets. That...
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...
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...
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...
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...