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Divorce with Dignity
Introduction
When marriage fails, the damage will be great. The job of all participants is to become educated as to his and her options and exercise the options that minimize that damage, hoping to preserve all participant's dignity, while knowing what to do when those efforts fail and all that is left is going before the Court. You should never attempt to embark on this road alone, as your emotional involvement may make you miss things you otherwise would not, the options are more complex than they seem and the stakes are much to high. For this reason, various players are available, such as counselors, mediators and evaluators, and of course, attorneys. A good attorney will steer you in the right direction, avail you to your options and help you determine which other players to involve in order to protect the central ones, yourself, and if you have them, your children and your relationship with your former spouse, as after divorce you will continue to be parents, all this while minimizing your expenses, knowing full well that your good opinion of him or her is the best investment.
In General: Here you will find explanations of various stages and procedures of the divorce process, written by Thomas P. Miller, an attorney practicing family law and some related disciplines. The information provided here is meant as a general guide, and is no substitute for the advice of a lawyer familiar with your specific circumstances. Overtime, this website will be updated, so please check back.
How to Use This Site:
Navigate the site by clicking on topics to links that interest you. Feel free to leave comments, but please try not to be offensive, as this is a bias free site, where all men and women are equal. If you have follow up questions, please post them in the comments section. I will strive to answer your questions in a timely manner. If you have a very personal question, you may e-mail it to me, but if at all possible, attempt to phrase your questions in ways that do not disclose personal information to allow others to learn from the discourse. Other than being specifically offensive to a particular person or group of people, no topic related family law is off limits. About the Author: Thomas P. Miller practicdes family law and related areas of law, primarily, in the Chicago, Illinois area, including Cook and DuPage Counties. His practice philosphy is centered on strategizing a plan of action, focused on alternative dispute resolution methods, such as negotiation and mediation, while being prepared for the eventuality of having to litigate.
Legal Disclosure:
This web site, also known as a blog, is meant to be informative and the information provided here is free of charge. However, this web site cannot and will not in any way form an attorney-client relationship, meaning, that reading, writing, posting comments and questions and receiving responses to those comments and questions, whether on this site or via e-mail from the site's author does NOT mean you have retained the author or any other attorney asto represent you. This in turn means that the author does not have any obligation to you and any your communications are NOT protected from being disclosed. In any case, no client-attorney relationship, and thus, no attorney-client privelege or confidentiality exists until and unless an Attorney Client Agreement is executed by the client and the author.
When marriage fails, the damage will be great. The job of all participants is to become educated as to his and her options and exercise the options that minimize that damage, hoping to preserve all participant's dignity, while knowing what to do when those efforts fail and all that is left is going before the Court. You should never attempt to embark on this road alone, as your emotional involvement may make you miss things you otherwise would not, the options are more complex than they seem and the stakes are much to high. For this reason, various players are available, such as counselors, mediators and evaluators, and of course, attorneys. A good attorney will steer you in the right direction, avail you to your options and help you determine which other players to involve in order to protect the central ones, yourself, and if you have them, your children and your relationship with your former spouse, as after divorce you will continue to be parents, all this while minimizing your expenses, knowing full well that your good opinion of him or her is the best investment.
In General: Here you will find explanations of various stages and procedures of the divorce process, written by Thomas P. Miller, an attorney practicing family law and some related disciplines. The information provided here is meant as a general guide, and is no substitute for the advice of a lawyer familiar with your specific circumstances. Overtime, this website will be updated, so please check back.
How to Use This Site:
Navigate the site by clicking on topics to links that interest you. Feel free to leave comments, but please try not to be offensive, as this is a bias free site, where all men and women are equal. If you have follow up questions, please post them in the comments section. I will strive to answer your questions in a timely manner. If you have a very personal question, you may e-mail it to me, but if at all possible, attempt to phrase your questions in ways that do not disclose personal information to allow others to learn from the discourse. Other than being specifically offensive to a particular person or group of people, no topic related family law is off limits. About the Author: Thomas P. Miller practicdes family law and related areas of law, primarily, in the Chicago, Illinois area, including Cook and DuPage Counties. His practice philosphy is centered on strategizing a plan of action, focused on alternative dispute resolution methods, such as negotiation and mediation, while being prepared for the eventuality of having to litigate.
Legal Disclosure:
This web site, also known as a blog, is meant to be informative and the information provided here is free of charge. However, this web site cannot and will not in any way form an attorney-client relationship, meaning, that reading, writing, posting comments and questions and receiving responses to those comments and questions, whether on this site or via e-mail from the site's author does NOT mean you have retained the author or any other attorney asto represent you. This in turn means that the author does not have any obligation to you and any your communications are NOT protected from being disclosed. In any case, no client-attorney relationship, and thus, no attorney-client privelege or confidentiality exists until and unless an Attorney Client Agreement is executed by the client and the author.
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