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You’ll likely get a lot of unsolicited advice if you’re going through a divorce. It can leave you overwhelmed and not knowing what to do. We won’t claim to give you the ultimate secret to a perfect divorce. These things are inherently messy and uncomfortable. But here are a few tips that might help you survive and perhaps get what you want in the end.

– Everything that you and your spouse acquired during your marriage, from the couch you bought to the amount of retirement savings you built up, and even a business your spouse or you started, is
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No one wants an expensive divorce. We get a lot of calls from people looking for low-cost options. Many wonder if they even need an attorney at all.

Illinois has something called a Joint Simplified Divorce. If you have a fairly simple situation and meet the financial requirement, you might qualify. You can get a Joint Simplified Divorce if you have been married for less than 8 years, you have no children or real estate, and you make less than $35,000/year combined. You also have to agree on everything, such as how your personal property will be divided.

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