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What Are the Emotional Recovery Stages of Divorce?

March 20, 2026 | Merel Family Law

Divorce is generally known as the second-most painful experience in life with the first being the death of a loved one. The…

How to Prepare for a Contested Divorce

March 18, 2026 | Merel Family Law

Divorce can be one of life’s hardest realities. After years of building a relationship with your spouse, you may both realiz…

Common Divorce Questions & Answers

March 16, 2026 | Merel Family Law

Getting married is one of the highlights of one’s life. It is generally filled with promise and excitement and leads to the…

Modifying Orders For Decision-Making & Parenting Time

March 11, 2026 | Merel Family Law

Determining Parental Responsibility & Parenting Time In IL Divorcing or separating parents with competing claims concern…

Ending Marriage Through Annulment Or Divorce

March 9, 2026 | Merel Family Law

If a person wishes to terminate their marriage, they can file a petition seeking the dissolution of the marriage or a judici…

Parenting Plans 101: What Every Divorcing Parent Should Know

March 6, 2026 | Merel Family Law

Costly Mistakes To Avoid In A High Asset Divorce

March 6, 2026 | Merel Family Law

Going through a divorce is a tremendously challenging time– especially when there’s a substantial amount of assets involved…

What Happens to the Family Home in a Divorce?

March 4, 2026 | Merel Family Law

How Divorce Affects Your Credit Score (And How To Protect It)

March 2, 2026 | Merel Family Law

My Spouse Asked For a Divorce, Now What?

March 2, 2026 | Merel Family Law

The day you walk down the aisle and say “I do” should be one of the happiest moments of your life. For couples who are split…

What To Include In Your Parenting Plan

February 27, 2026 | Merel Family Law

Drafting a parenting plan at the start of the custody battle can help prepare you to negotiate a compromise with your soon-t…

Deleted Messages Aren’t Deleted: What Can Be Uncovered In Family Court

February 26, 2026 | Merel Family Law

“I’ll delete the text. They’ll never know.” This is one of the most common and most expensive mistakes in modern divorce. Pe…

Our Best Practices For Medication

February 25, 2026 | Merel Family Law

Mediation can be a less stressful, cost-effective way to resolve a divorce (or divorce-related processes such as child custo…

Is Mediation Right For You?

February 25, 2026 | Merel Family Law

Mediation can be a less stressful, cost-effective way to resolve a divorce (or divorce-related processes such as child custo…

What Kids Remember Most About Their Parents’ Divorce

February 23, 2026 | Merel Family Law

It’s not who got the big house. It’s not who got the BMW. It’s not even which parent took them to Disney World that first su…

How Divorce Affects Social Security Benefits

February 23, 2026 | Merel Family Law

When a couple gets divorced, courts will craft orders detailing how marital property is distributed upon the conclusion of d…

The Divorce Advice Everyone Gives That Quietly Wrecks Your Case

February 20, 2026 | Merel Family Law

You’ve heard it. You’re at a dinner party and mention you’re splitting up, and suddenly everyone is a legal scholar. Your co…

Who Gets The Home During A Divorce?

February 20, 2026 | Merel Family Law

In many cases, physical separation is conducive to particular issues that arise in divorce proceedings. By physically separa…

What Judges Secretly Hate Seeing In Divorce Cases

February 18, 2026 | Merel Family Law

Judges are human. They get tired and they have excellent BS detectors. They sit on that bench day after day watching people…

What Happens When One Spouse Drags Their Feet On Purpose?

February 16, 2026 | Merel Family Law

Delay is a weapon. In the high-stakes world of high net worth divorce, it is rarely accidental. We see it constantly: one sp…

Safeguarding Business Value In Divorce

February 16, 2026 | Merel Family Law

If you own a business, divorce gets complicated fast. The discovery phase is when things get particularly intense because yo…

What Is A Gray Divorce?

February 13, 2026 | Merel Family Law

A Growing Trend Many people often assume that younger couples are getting divorced at a larger rate than others, but the tru…

Mediator Vs Collaborative Divorce Attorney

February 13, 2026 | Merel Family Law

When you’re facing divorce, you have options beyond traditional litigation. Two popular alternatives are mediation and colla…

How Can My Spouse And I Agree Outside Of Court?

February 11, 2026 | Merel Family Law

Working Together On A Settlement It is becoming more commonplace to see a divorce end via a negotiated settlement agreement…

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