Comprehensive Family Law Practice
The attorneys at Wakenight & Associates, P.C., know that in order to provide a full scope of excellent family law services that they cannot possibly expend any time on other areas of law. We do not handle real estate closings, parking tickets or any other sort of non-family law cases because that would take time away from, would detract from and would weaken our family law practice.
Contact a Lawyer about Family Law Issues
To speak with an attorney about any of our practice areas, follow the links below or contact Wakenight & Associates, P.C. Call toll-free at 888-852-2670 or locally at 630-282-4264 for a free telephone consultation.
Family law — it's all we do.
Handling Any Divorce Matter
Clients come to our law firm for assistance with matters such as these:
Men's Rights and Women's Rights— The implications of divorce are enormous, and you need to know what your rights are for all issues, especially financial and children's issues
Children Issues — What happens to children is often the most contentious area of divorce. Our lawyers help you determine the best course of action.
- Child support: Improperly calculated child support causes additional litigation. An unfair and improper child support order can be a source of additional conflict in an already tense situation.
- Custody and visitation: We help parents develop custody, guardianship, parenting and visitation arrangements that work for them and that are in the best interests of the children.
- Paternity: Non-custodial fathers and mothers have the right to be involved in their children's lives as much as possible. We help them enforce their rights when they retain the firm and we make sure they do not over reach when we are retained by custodial parents.
Money Issues — Financial issues are often contentious and it is important to have an attorney gather the facts about both parties' financial situations to resolve issues related to money.
- Alimony/Spousal maintenance: There are many factors involved in calculating a fair maintenance award including the length of the marriage and the comparative earning capacities of both parties.
- Child support: Guideline child support is set as a percentage of net income by statute. The disputes are over net income calculations. Our lawyers will ensure that child support awards reflect a fair and accurate application of the law to the facts of your case.
- Property Issues: The Court is obliged to divide the marital property, which includes debt, "in just proportions". First, we gather the facts then we settle or the Court will divide the property after a trial.
Post-judgment issues — You can petition to modify those portions of your original divorce decree that pertain to children, such as child support or visitation. Property issues cannot generally be modified.
All other family law issues — We handle legal matters related to family emergencies, domestic violence, guardianship, grandparent's rights, multi-state litigation and all other family law matters. The scope of family law is so broad that in our view no attorney can effectively advocate in this area unless they do so exclusively and full time.
Contact a Family Law Attorney for DuPage, Kane or Will County
For advice about any family law matter, contact an attorney at Wakenight & Associates, P.C. Call us toll-free at 888-852-2670 or locally at 630-282-4264 for a free telephone conversation with a lawyer at our Lombard, Lisle, St. Charles, Mokena or Joliet office.
