Month: April 2015

Do you live in the state of Illinois? Are you going through the divorce process? If you answered yes to these questions, there are a few things you need to know.In Illinois, property acquired during marriage is classified as marital property. Subsequently, it will be...

Marriages break up at a wide range of ages and stages of life. When marriages break up between individuals in their 20s and 30s, there may be contentious custody battles and other issues. Divorce between older couples, however, typically involves different sets of...

When faced with the divorce process, there is no hiding from the challenges that await. While many couples end up in court, fighting over the finer details of their divorce, this is not the way things have to be.A growing number of people have come to understand the...

Divorce impacts the lives of those involved in a variety of ways. It can affect living situation, finances, and parenting time. One of the ways that it impacts people is their health, specifically, their heart health. A recent study says that this is particularly true...

In a perfect world, anybody who owes child support would pay on time and in full every month. In the real world, this is not the way things work out. There are people who obey their child support order. At the same time, there are those who stretch the legal limits of...

A divorce can have many ill effects, from the loss of a home to separation from daily involvement in the lives of daughters and sons. It can also have financial ramifications, as everything that once belonged to a couple winds up divided between exes, often to the...

Cynthia L. Lazar has been selected as a member of the Nation's Top One Percent by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel. This award is something to be proud of, as it shows that Lazar, as well as the rest of the team at The Law Office of Cynthia L. Lazar,...

In 1979, a famous movie was made about custody issues faced by fathers. The movie, "Kramer vs. Kramer," starred Dustin Hoffman and is still popular today. However, the dynamics around child custody have changed. The antiquated view of fathers as lesser parents is...

When you decide to proceed with the divorce process, you are well aware that this will change your life in many ways. This includes dividing property that was previously owned by both parties.Like most, you will fight to receive as much property as possible. At the...