Jenette practices family law in McHenry county and elder law in McHenry, Kane and Lake counties. She has also represented a number of clients in matters before the Second District Appellate Court. Jenette M. Schwemler has been practicing law since 1997. Her practice focuses on family law, including divorce, custody, mediation, estate planning and elder law - a full service family law practitioner.
She is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and the McHenry County Bar Association. Jenette serves on the Civil Practice Committee for the McHenry County Bar Association. During the [divorce] process, she was always available to answer my questions and helped me through an emotional process. Since using the new "Income Shares" model for calculating child support for about three months, I have a few observations about the statute both from a practice stand point and a client stand point.
Most attorneys I've spoken with agree the new statute's method of calculating child support is complicated.
She is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and the McHenry County Bar Association. Jenette serves on the Civil Practice Committee for the McHenry County Bar Association. During the [divorce] process, she was always available to answer my questions and helped me through an emotional process. Since using the new "Income Shares" model for calculating child support for about three months, I have a few observations about the statute both from a practice stand point and a client stand point.
Most attorneys I've spoken with agree the new statute's method of calculating child support is complicated.
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With the skyrocketing cost of attorneys and the move in our culture toward making access to justice to everyone a reality rather than just a "pie-in-the-sky" concept, many people are choosing to represent themselves in court.
As an attorney, while I support giving people meaningful access to the court system, I generally do not advise potential clients to represent themselves in a contested divorce.
I do not discourage this simply because I have a financial interest in having clients retain my services.
As an attorney, while I support giving people meaningful access to the court system, I generally do not advise potential clients to represent themselves in a contested divorce.
I do not discourage this simply because I have a financial interest in having clients retain my services.
Many people think that they can whip out their iPhone and record their spouse engaging in bad behavior to bolster their child custody case.
Some people think it is okay to retrieve their spouse's e-mails if they are kept on the family computer.
Some really sneaky people go to the extent of placing GPS tracking devices on their spouse's car.
If you are considering engaging in these acts, speak to an attorney first, or don't do it at all.
Eavesdropping, in Illinois, does not just mean listening to someone else's conversations.
Some people think it is okay to retrieve their spouse's e-mails if they are kept on the family computer.
Some really sneaky people go to the extent of placing GPS tracking devices on their spouse's car.
If you are considering engaging in these acts, speak to an attorney first, or don't do it at all.
Eavesdropping, in Illinois, does not just mean listening to someone else's conversations.
If you are going through a divorce, the answer is simple: No.
Lawyers often turn to the cheapest and easiest source to obtain "dirt" on the opposing party, which are the popular and widely used social media platforms of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.
A picture says a thousand words, right?
A picture posted on Facebook or Instagram not only says a thousand words, but can also pound a thousand nails into the coffin of your divorce case.
Pictures can help to prove you utilized marital assets for a non-marital purpose ("dissipation").
Lawyers often turn to the cheapest and easiest source to obtain "dirt" on the opposing party, which are the popular and widely used social media platforms of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.
A picture says a thousand words, right?
A picture posted on Facebook or Instagram not only says a thousand words, but can also pound a thousand nails into the coffin of your divorce case.
Pictures can help to prove you utilized marital assets for a non-marital purpose ("dissipation").
This answer may sound like a "cop-out, " but it depends on several factors.
If you have a large estate that has a mixture of property you want to claim is part marital property and part non-marital property, depending on the documentation available, your divorce will probably be more expensive.
If you want to use tactics to delay or are seeking to "make your spouse pay" for all the horrible things he or she did to you during the marriage, your divorce will be more expensive.
I've heard many clients say "I'd rather you [meaning the attorney, me] get the money than my spouse."
If you have a large estate that has a mixture of property you want to claim is part marital property and part non-marital property, depending on the documentation available, your divorce will probably be more expensive.
If you want to use tactics to delay or are seeking to "make your spouse pay" for all the horrible things he or she did to you during the marriage, your divorce will be more expensive.
I've heard many clients say "I'd rather you [meaning the attorney, me] get the money than my spouse."
Many people view divorce as a "winner take all" fight to the death.
Others feel it is a chance to get even or expose the other spouse for the lazy, good for nothing person he or she really is.
Those who hold these views often find themselves broke and unhappy with the result when the divorce is final, blaming their spouse or the attorneys.
If you are a person with these views, you are headed for a very expensive and lengthy divorce.
The key to exiting a marriage emotionally and financially intact is to negotiate a settlement that each party can live with.
Others feel it is a chance to get even or expose the other spouse for the lazy, good for nothing person he or she really is.
Those who hold these views often find themselves broke and unhappy with the result when the divorce is final, blaming their spouse or the attorneys.
If you are a person with these views, you are headed for a very expensive and lengthy divorce.
The key to exiting a marriage emotionally and financially intact is to negotiate a settlement that each party can live with.
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