Monthly Archives: April 2024
Recently-Divorced Tennessee Man Celebrates Divorce by Firing Shots with Gun, Arrested
There is no doubt that going through the divorce process can be a very difficult challenge. From the initial pain and grief of separating from what was previously a romantic partner, or perhaps the love of one’s life, the division of properties and personal items, figuring out where the kids should live, and preparing… Read More »
Report Reveals States with Highest and Lowest Divorce Rates
One of the perhaps more surprising revelations this year for many Chicagoans and others across the United States is the news that the divorce rate throughout the country is on the decline. With reports going viral advising that the common belief in the United States that “more than half” of marriages end in divorce… Read More »
This Online Financial Marketplace Wants You to Know These Important Steps to Buying a Home after a Legal Separation or Divorce
There is no doubt that one of the biggest and most obvious changes that a newly-separated or divorced person typically has to make after a Chicago separation or divorce is where they live. Separating or divorcing spouses typically split up not only emotionally, but physically, choosing to forgo living together during the pendency of… Read More »
Advice Columnist Weighs in on Woman’s “Unsettling” Feelings about Friend’s Behavior During Pending Divorce
Providing support to a friend who is going through a divorce can sometimes be a challenging thing. Knowing when to provide a shoulder to cry on, and when to provide “tough love” to a loved one is a careful balancing act, especially when emotions are raw. One woman who wrote in to Anne Lane,… Read More »
Chicago Tribune Advice Columnist Helps Distraught Parents Navigate Soon-to-be Divorced Daughter’s Difficult Housing Situation
A distraught and confused mother by the alias “Financially Secure” wrote to Chicago Tribune advice columnist Amy Dickinson, otherwise known as Ask Amy, seeking counsel about her daughter’s recent divorce, and what she and her husband should do about their daughter and grandchildren’s housing situation. On Tuesday, February 20, Finally Secure explained that her… Read More »
2-Year-Old Elgin, Illinois Boy Located Safely after Abduction by Father
To some people in Chicago, the idea that a child could be abducted by their own parent does not add up. Indeed, to some, the notion that a parent could kidnap or abduct their own flesh and blood, and be charged with a crime in connection with the abduction, just seems simply outlandish. The… Read More »