Uncontested Divorce in Illinois

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  • Lake County Divorce: Waukegan court efficient, quick

    If you need a Lake County uncontested divorce lawyer, you an contact me and we can quickly get started on your case.  Contact me online or call 312-543-5433 to get started now. My goal will be to help you make your uncontested divorce affordable and quick.

    Because I am a Lake County divorce lawyer, I can assist clients from the following communities:

    • Highland Park
    • Deerfield
    • Libertyville
    • Lake Zurich
    • Mundelein

    Lake County divorce court location

    The Lake County County Courthouse is at  18 N County St., Waukegan, IL.

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    Depending upon where you live, that may or may not be convenient. If you don’t want to drive, you can take the Union Pacific North Line which stops right down the street.

    How many times do I have to go to court?

    Divorce isn’t normally associated with good news. But one bit of good news is this: with the process I used for uncontested divorce in Lake County, you only have to appear in court once – on the very last day to get it finalized.

    Meeting your divorce lawyer

    Meeting isn’t really necessary and just drives up costs. With the process I use, meeting before we go to court is unnecessarily.  I look at it this way: you have many better things to do than meet with a lawyer. And for me to keep my fees affordable, I try not to have unnecessary meetings. If you choose a lawyer who insists on a meeting, it is highly likely that that lawyer will charge a fee commensurate with having a meeting – even if the consultation is supposedly free.

    Is there a flat fee?

    Yes. My flat fee is very affordable. However, it does vary based on whether or not you have kids, or house, for example. The good news is that when you pay my flat fee, you don’t have to pay any other court fees – I pay those.

    How fast is an uncontested divorce?

    A divorce in Lake County can take a bit over a month, or longer if you have kids and must take the parenting class (most parents are required to do so). All in all, that’s pretty fast. Normally, the greatest delay is caused by the spouses reviewing that documents.  The quicker the documents are approved, the quicker I can file the case and get a court date.

     

     

  • Joliet Divorce Lawyer: Will County divorce can be easy, affordable

    As a Joliet divorce lawyer, I have developed a streamlined process by which clients can get an uncontested divorced in Will County.  My goal is to make my clients’ divorces quick, and affordable. If you are ready to get started, contact me.

    Please review this article and contact me about a divorce in Joliet. You also may want to see my article titled “Process for an Uncontested Divorce in Illinois.”

    Will County divorce court

    Getting divorced in Will County can be easy, and affordable. Once I gather information from my client, documents are prepared, reviewed, then each spouse gets all the documents he or she has to sign. The best part is, my client only has to go to court once – at the end, when the divorce is finalized at what is called a “prove up.”

    The court is located at 14 W Jefferson St., Joliet, Illinois 60432.

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    Cost of divorce in Will County

    There are several types of costs involved in an uncontested case.

    • Lawyer’s fee: I offer flat fees for uncontested divorces. 
    • Court filing fee: There is a fee to file the case, and a fee for the other party to respond. The fee to file the case is $276, and the fee to respond is $161, that’s a total of $437.Click here to see the Will County Circuit Court schedule of fees. It does not matter who pays the fee, one spouse can pay the whole thing, it can be split equally, or each can pay his or her own fee (an unequal split).
    • Transcript fee: Most courts require a transcript fee. Last time I handled a divorce in Will County, they did not require the parties to buy a trascript.

    Joliet and Will County divorce lawyer

    I handle uncontested divorce cases in Will County. You can contact me here.

    However, I also handled cases in the following areas:

    I practice in the following counties, and others:

    • Cook County
    • DuPage County
    • Lake County
    • Will County
    • Kane County

    I practice in the following cities, and others:

    • Chicago
    • Evanston
    • Skokie
    • Schaumburg
    • Naperville
    • Aurora
    • Elmhurst
    • Oak Park
    • Joliet
    • Geneva

  • When it’s time to get divorced

    As a Chicago divorce lawyer, I often run into people who are wondering how to tell their husbands and wives they want a divorce in Illinois. If you are considering divorce, consider some of points below when thinking about your situation. If you are ready to get started with a divorce, you can contact me here.

    You can’t do anything right

    If you feel you are never right in your marriage, it doesn’t really matter if you are right or wrong. The situation is unsustainable.

    Sex is virtually totally unappealing

    Some people think divorce is wrong, because of religious reasons. Others stay together for the kids. But if sex is totally unappealing to you, you might get sick of living as roommates. If that’s the case, divorce might be an option to explore.

    Love has been replaced by resentment

    Feelings of resentment come from being hurt by your spouse.  There is nothing wrong with feeling hurt by the actions of another. A marriage dies when spouses harbor hurt feelings and do nothing about them – that’s when resentment builds. From resentment grows bitterness and hostility, feelings hard to work through and more than likely mean the end of a marriage.

    Moving on

    As a family law attorney in Illinois, I can help you strategize regarding telling your spouse that you want a divorce.  Or if you and your spouse have already agreed you need a divorce, I can help guide you through the process of an uncontested divorce in Illinois.

    You can contact me here to get started.