Divorce and Complex Family Law
Trying to make the right decision in a divorce is not always easy. You may find it hard to think clearly and keep your emotions in check. Everyone seems to be giving you advice, telling you how things were handled when they got divorced. Hearing stories of someone else’s experience can sometimes give you the emotional support you need by helping you understand you are not alone. However, it does very little to help you make the legal decisions you are facing and can oftentimes lead you off course.
At Bochte & Kuzniar, we are proud of the fact that we have extensive experience helping individuals who have reached the end of their marriages find the answer to the question, "Where do I go from here?" We know that, first and foremost, when clients are facing the prospect of divorce, they need legal advice that will help them settle all the issues arising as a result of their marriage, including:
- Temporary orders to provide for child support and custody or spousal maintenance
- Restraining orders to target physical violence
- Preliminary Injunctions including the transfer or hiding of assets
- Child custody, support payments, paternity issues
- The equitable distribution of marital assets and marital debts
- Business Valuation issue
- Reimbursement and non-marital property issues
- Post-judgment modification of spousal support, child custody, parental access and child support.
While these issues seem complex, these are the issues most couples face when seeking to end their marriage. Our divorce lawyers have helped countless individuals find acceptable and workable solutions to these problems; but some divorces take these things a step further. These are the times when we really excel. The family law attorneys at Bochte & Kuzniar have extensive experience and background in corporate matters, business law, tax and accounting; the sophisticated financial expertise required in cases involving the distribution of multi-million-dollar-holdings and estates.
Bochte & Kuzniar is non-gender oriented and we have extensive experience representing both men and women. Personal service is delivered with the highest possible degree of discretion. Over the years this firm has represented some of the Fox Valley’s most prominent corporate, civic and political leaders. We have helped our clients address more unique and complex issues, always being sensitive to the trauma associated with divorce.
Trial experience, legal ability, technical and financial expertise coupled with sensitivity has made our practice successful. For example, what happens when a couple purchased a home together prior to getting married? Is the home marital property or not? What about business arrangements? If a couple works together to form a business before the marriage, how is ownership of the business to be handled in a divorce? We have helped clients find answers to questions involving:
- Attempts by the custodial parent to remove a minor child from the state because of employment or other considerations
- Disputes over valuation of assets resulting from variations in appraisal methods
- Accomplishing service of process where one spouse has been refusing to accept service
For some of these issues, there is a clear answer under the laws of Illinois. For others, the answer might be unclear or the subject may be one that has not yet been addressed by the courts. In these cases, we provide our clients with alternatives. We can use our experience to first help achieve a compromise settlement. If that is not a possibility, we have the skills our clients need to go before the courts and urge them to fashion a solution based on legal arguments. We have been successful in resolving many of our clients’ disputes in this fashion.
Whether you need a divorce lawyer who can quickly get you through an uncontested divorce or you need a lawyer who can help you sort through property with values that exceed a million dollars ($1 million), we want to help you. We are skilled in handling complex financial issues but we also have a reliable network of financial experts we trust to help ensure our clients get a fair result.
Contact our family law firm today online or call us at (630) 377-7770 to talk to one of the attorneys in our St. Charles, Illinois office.
