Litigating family law matters is never easy on the parties involved. Here at DPG Family Law, we understand that any type of family law litigation is by its very nature stressful and involves unfamiliar terrain. It is our mission to provide our clients with unparalleled legal representation and counsel, and to ensure a swift resolution of any legal proceedings with your best interests in mind.
The first step of any legal matter is to ascertain your particular goals and the most efficient and strategic approach to achieving your goals. We serve clients all over the Chicagoland area and no case is ever the same. If custody/visitation/parenting time, and decision making regarding your child, are the primary and contested issues, we will implement a strategy to help you achieve the best possible outcome.
We examine your history and relationship with your child, which you hold so dear. We break apart and examine the history and relationship your partner has had with your child, and implement a strategic legal approach using every legal maneuver at our disposal to help achieve an outcome which you desire.
The first step of any legal matter is to ascertain your particular goals and the most efficient and strategic approach to achieving your goals. We serve clients all over the Chicagoland area and no case is ever the same. If custody/visitation/parenting time, and decision making regarding your child, are the primary and contested issues, we will implement a strategy to help you achieve the best possible outcome.
We examine your history and relationship with your child, which you hold so dear. We break apart and examine the history and relationship your partner has had with your child, and implement a strategic legal approach using every legal maneuver at our disposal to help achieve an outcome which you desire.
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As circumstances often change after a divorce, Illinois dissolution of marriage laws allow post-decree modifications.
Post-Decree modification simply means you or the other party is requesting the Court modify your divorce agreement or judgment after the parties have already been divorced.
It is a fact of life that your life does and will change after your divorce.
Changing your permanent orders following the entry of the divorce decree can help reflect major life changes in a way that makes sense for all parties involved.
Post-Decree modification simply means you or the other party is requesting the Court modify your divorce agreement or judgment after the parties have already been divorced.
It is a fact of life that your life does and will change after your divorce.
Changing your permanent orders following the entry of the divorce decree can help reflect major life changes in a way that makes sense for all parties involved.
A prenuptial agreement is a legal document established prior to marriage that details how assets and debt will be divided if the marriage ends in divorce.
A postnuptial agreement fulfills the same purpose, except it is established after marriage.
These legal instruments can also fulfill other purposes, such as protecting the inheritances of children from a prior marriage.
Although not required in Illinois, it is a good idea for both spouses to be independently represented by lawyers when they negotiate and finalize an agreement.
A postnuptial agreement fulfills the same purpose, except it is established after marriage.
These legal instruments can also fulfill other purposes, such as protecting the inheritances of children from a prior marriage.
Although not required in Illinois, it is a good idea for both spouses to be independently represented by lawyers when they negotiate and finalize an agreement.
Paternity may be determined by genetic (DNA) testing.
If the testing results in a probability of paternity of 97% or higher, Illinois law presumes you are the child's father.
Paternity will be presumed, without DNA testing, if you were married to the child's mother or signed a sworn statement acknowledging that you are the dad (voluntary acknowledgment of paternity).
If paternity is not presumed or has not been determined, the mother, the putative (assumed or probable) father, or a county department of Social Services may file a Petition to Determine Paternity in Court.
If the testing results in a probability of paternity of 97% or higher, Illinois law presumes you are the child's father.
Paternity will be presumed, without DNA testing, if you were married to the child's mother or signed a sworn statement acknowledging that you are the dad (voluntary acknowledgment of paternity).
If paternity is not presumed or has not been determined, the mother, the putative (assumed or probable) father, or a county department of Social Services may file a Petition to Determine Paternity in Court.
In Illinois what used to be formerly known as "Custody" is now called "Decision Making" and "Visitation" is now called "Parenting Time."
If you have children and are facing divorce, separation, or the need to define the roles of each parent in a child's life, then the Court will use what is called a "best interests standard."
The best interests test is the standard the court will use to finalize decisions on child custody and parental responsibilities, which include parenting time and decision making responsibility.
If you have children and are facing divorce, separation, or the need to define the roles of each parent in a child's life, then the Court will use what is called a "best interests standard."
The best interests test is the standard the court will use to finalize decisions on child custody and parental responsibilities, which include parenting time and decision making responsibility.
An appeal is a legal action that asks a court to review a decisions previously made by a lower court.
The hope of an appeal is that the higher court will rule differently, ideally in the favor of the person who filed the appeal.
Appeals are made as a result of an "adverse decision, " or a decision that did not legally favor you.
However, you cannot simply make an appeal because you did not like the result of a court decision-you must have legal grounds, or a valid justification for the appeal.
The purpose of appeals is ultimately beneficial for filers-they provide a way for mistakes committed by the court to be undone by higher authorities.
The hope of an appeal is that the higher court will rule differently, ideally in the favor of the person who filed the appeal.
Appeals are made as a result of an "adverse decision, " or a decision that did not legally favor you.
However, you cannot simply make an appeal because you did not like the result of a court decision-you must have legal grounds, or a valid justification for the appeal.
The purpose of appeals is ultimately beneficial for filers-they provide a way for mistakes committed by the court to be undone by higher authorities.
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