Over the years I have mused on how I would improve both substantive and procedural rules in Illinois family law. The new “If I Were King,” blog posts shares a few of those thoughts. This is the first in that occasional series.
If I were king, I would change the Illinois law requiring [...]
I recently returned from a meeting in New Orleans with the ABA Family Law Section Publications Board. The ABA Family Law Section publishes a multitude of practical books for family law attorneys. Recent publications include “Premarital Agreements, Drafting and Negotiation” by Linda Ravden and “The Forensic Accounting Desk Book: A Practical Guide to Financial Investigation [...]
Many people seeking legal services incorrectly believe that all attorneys, by virtue of their law license, are equally capable. The law and the profession, by their mystique, create this mistaken impression. But unfortunately, for an ill-informed public, this is not the case. Legal services in family court are rarely commodities–uniform and routine. Especially now, in an economic climate [...]
After practicing family law for nearly 25 years, Lex has seen a full -range of behavior in divorce court. Probably the most disconcerting is witnessing people that are self -destructive. The following is a compilation of the ten ways people ruin their lives in divorce cases:
1. Self pity. Buck up and deal with it. When people get mired in self-pity– they lose [...]
After reflecting on the role of lawyers in family law disputes, I have come to the conclusion that above all else, we are conflict managers. Each conflict is unique, and the attorney’s mission must be to discover the most effective (and efficient) way of resolving the dispute. As family lawyers, we have a special responsibility [...]
Lex Familia has been seeing many articles recently concerning the advent of collaborative divorce, which is a system designed to civilize the divorce process. In collaborative divorce, the parties and their lawyers agree to work out the issues, relying on joint professionals such as accountants and social workers, to help them “collaborate” on reaching an agreement. In [...]
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