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What’s the Difference Between a Fiancé Visa and a Spousal Visa?
By Jason Shore, Immigration Law Attorney As an immigration attorney, nothing is more important to me than helping people live together with their loved ones safely and securely. That’s why I work so hard on every single family-based immigration petition—because you deserve to be with the people you love, without…
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Dividing Student Loans in Divorce
By Marvin Mendez, Divorce and Family Law Attorney While several of us have hoped for the nationwide cancellation of student loans, we realistically cannot count on any significant cancellation any time soon. And if you’re in the process of divorcing someone with significant student loan debt, it’s normal to be…
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How to Decide Summertime Parenting Schedules
By Joshua E. Stern, Divorce and Family Law Attorney After the school year winds to a close for families across Chicago and the suburbs, our team sees countless parents performing balancing acts: trying to maintain work schedules, spend time with their kids, ensure the kids have a fun summer, and…
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How is Maintenance and Child Support Calculated in Variable-income Families?
By Joshua E. Stern, Divorce and Family Law Attorney In any marriage, financial earnings are almost never equal. And in divorce, the higher-earning spouse may worry about paying too much support to their spouse, while the lower-earning spouse may have concerns about providing for their child. When you work with…
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The Trend Away from the “Every Other Weekend” Parent
By Amy Silberstein, Divorce and Family Law Attorney Traditionally, when two parents got a divorce or were never married, and one parent had less parenting time than the other, the parent with the lesser amount of parenting time only was awarded every other weekend, sometimes with a weeknight overnight or…
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