When a couple gets married they take an oath to stay together no matter what “until death do us part.” But unfortunately, nationwide approximately 50% of all first marriages end in divorce. There are several studies that show that Illinois has a lower divorce rate than most states, but Cook County still averages approximately 30,000 divorce filings annually.
Family law is the larger umbrella for legal services involving “family matters” and entails matters including divorce or what is known as dissolution of marriage, parentage cases for parties who have a child and are not married, child support, custody and allocating parental responsibilities, division of parenting time, spousal support, and more.