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Stepparents can play a very important role in the life of a child. Sometimes, stepparents enter the picture when a child is still very young. Children may grow up having a closer relationship with their stepfather or stepmother than with their biological parent of the...
People generally prefer to have direct, black-and-white answers when they have questions about divorce, but family law just doesn't work like that. Particularly when there are children in a family, there are so many variables that predicting the exact outcome of...
Introduction Beattie Onorato is a family law firm that represents clients in divorce, paternity, child custody and other family law matters throughout Cook County and the surrounding areas of Chicago. If you need a child custody attorney in Kenilworth, Illinois,...
Couples in Illinois decide to divorce for many different reasons. Maybe as they approach retirement, they recognize they have grown apart over the years. Perhaps there have been abusive incidents, or one spouse may have developed a drinking problem. Whatever the...
Kamila joins the Beattie Onorato team as a rising second year law student after completing her first year at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Law. Kamila graduated from Lake Forest College with a degree in political science and has received formal...
Rayna recently joined Beattie Onorato as a law clerk in February 2023. Rayna is a first-year student at DePaul University College of Law, where she is focusing on family law. Rayna is both a DePaul Family Law Fellow and a Representative for the Child and Family Law...
Money issues are common in divorce matters. In many cases, the parties did not see eye-to-eye on finances during the marriage or one spouse controlled the family’s accounts and spending, and the other spouse did not have access to this information. Financial issues...
Exercising parenting time after divorce or separation can present a number of challenges, even if you and the other parent get along. One such challenge is the potential for conflict and heated emotions that can arise during parenting time exchanges. However, there...
For many people, a dog, cat, or other pet is an important family member. In the past, the law did not include family pets as important matters to be addressed in the divorce process. Illinois law now considers family pets to be "companion animals’" and ownership and...
A home can mean many things for a family: shelter, an investment, a place to raise children, and even a workplace. If you and your spouse decide to separate, it can also be a source of conflict if you cannot agree on what to do with your home. Is it possible to...
