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Transgender people have to deal with constant microaggressions from a society that tends to erase their very existence. From official records that insist on deadnaming trans people to government and medical documents that don't recognize their real gender, there are...
It is important to know that if you fall victim to domestic violence that you can act, even during the Covid-19 crisis. The circuit courts are open for emergency hearings. This means that if you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence they have the right...
Before your marriage, you probably either gave or got an engagement ring — and it may have been one of the most significant expenditures ever made in your relationship. That's why couples who divorce often struggle with the question, “Who gets to keep the ring?” Here...
One of the most frustrating things about trying to navigate the Illinois family law system is the amount of jargon involved. Jargon is specialized language used in a niche area that may not have a clear meaning to people outside of the industry or field that utilizes...
When you think of custody, you probably imagine a situation where fathers are fighting for custody while mothers have the upper hand. While that might have been the truth decades ago, it's not the case now. Both parents are seen as potential positive influences in...
You have amazing team members at work, and many of them are part of the LGBTQ community. Unfortunately, you've noticed some troubling behavior by some other employees that you suspect may be the result of prejudice and discrimination. Making sure that your LGBTQ...
Things have changed dramatically for same-sex couples over the last half of a decade. Same-sex marriage is now legal everywhere, prohibitions have been removed, and attitudes toward it from the general population have grown more positive than they used to be. That's...
If you're planning to get a divorce, one thing you'll have to do is announce it to friends and family. That announcement can be as scary as the divorce itself. It's hard to know how people will react. It's safe to say that you should expect a wide variety of responses...
People get name changes all the time, for all kinds of reasons, but for transgender and nonbinary people alike, a legal name change is a deeply personal experience. It is, in effect, a way to affirm one's identity and control your own narrative. If you're...
Now that the holidays are over, more couples are finally calling it quits. In fact, January kicks off an increase in divorce filings, one-third higher than in other months, according to American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. January has become known as divorce month...