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Should I file for divorce now or later?

Layoffs, shutdowns, reduced work hours and childcare challenges have affected nearly everyone's lives over the past year due to the pandemic. For couples already experiencing marital difficulties when the stay-at-home orders began, life became even more complicated....

Could legal equality be on the way for the LGBTQ community?

Society has largely gained a better understanding of LGBTQ issues — including the fact that membership in that class is not a “lifestyle” or a “choice.” Gender-identity is not purely binary nor fixed by outward sexual characteristics and — just like sexual orientation...

Recursos para los sobrevivientes de violencia doméstica en Chicago

Si usted está pasando por una situación de abuso doméstico, puede acceder a asistencia marcando al [nap_phone id="LOCAL-CT-NUMBER-3"] y texto teléfono para personas con impedimentos auditivos (TTY) al [nap_phone id="LOCAL-CT-NUMBER-3"]. Esta línea (enlace en inglés)...

Could children benefit from their parents divorcing?

When people talk about the effects of divorce on children, the focus is almost always on the negative. Children might lash out, develop anxiety, become alienated from their parents or start struggling at school. However, those short-term hiccups in happiness and...

LGBTQ discrimination impacts a quarter of the population group

In many ways, such as the widespread legalization of same-sex marriage, it is clear that the United States is growing more accommodating to the LGBTQ community. However, it's also obvious that not everyone in the country is on board with these changes, and LGBTQ...

Why people in the LGBTQ community need to create an estate plan

Anyone old enough to have a spouse, a home, children and/or significant personal property should probably have an estate plan or at least a will. However, a lot of people put off the process because the probate courts can at disburse their property if they die without...

Mistakes to avoid after your divorce

Divorce can best be seen as an opportunity for growth. Learning from your mistakes can be a way to turn a divorce from something that could feel like the loss of a dream and a failure into a springboard to a happier future. That only works, however, if you avoid some...

Can you spot signs of gaslighting in your marriage?

The psychological term "gaslighting" has become commonplace. Once only used by therapists and lawyers with niche practices, gaslighting has become part of the mainstream vocabulary. The term is a reference to a classic film where a husband makes his wife believe she's...

La violencia doméstica no es solo física

La gran mayoría de las personas asocian inmediatamente el concepto de violencia doméstica con golpes. Sin embargo, la definición de abuso abarca mucho más. ¿Qué constituye un acto de violencia doméstica según la ley? La ley de violencia doméstica de Illinois (enlace...