Illinois Family Law

A good family attorney will advise you on discrete, professional protocol both in and out of the courtroom, adding or subtracting members of your immediate family unit, or signing papers cementing any family law procedure. We’ve got the professional legal eye and skills to impeccably handle your case. Family law includes an exhaustive list, including but not limited to:

• Domestic abuse and the protective order process
• Paternity and related child support
• Surrogacy and adoption
• Marriage—pre-nuptial agreements
• Child abuse, neglect—juvenile law
• Divorce
      o Alimony
      o Child support
      o Division of property and benefits

Fitzpatrick & Harrop understands the anguish inherent in several family law procedures. Divorce necessitates child custody, spousal support and alimony, all at the inopportune time when you’re mourning a dissolved relationship. In more complex cases disputing an ex-spouse/parent’s unstable environment, you’ll want a skilled family attorney. More often than not, caustic divorce visitation, support, and custody squabbles need to be handled with kid gloves…all while you’re attempting to set an example for your children. Fitzpatrick & Harrop offers its assistance in both the conventional divorce court and divorce mediations for amicable financial agreements.

Fitzpatrick & Harrop’s family law attorneys can also lend a legal eye for the joyful family addition of adoption or marriage, without weighing down the buoyant occasion with thick, cumbersome paperwork and legal jargon.

It’s no secret that the modern concept of the “conventional family” is constantly changing, with surrogacy and adoption proliferating for couples identified by the law and otherwise. Though it can seem complicated at times, well practiced family law seeks to protect legal immediate family members with family status that will protect you and them in the event of unforeseen tragedy. It also helps protect children’s welfare in the event of the worst. To better understand Illinois’ particular jurisdiction of family law, don’t hesitate to call one our legal representatives. Call 312.553.2200 for Chicago offices and 815.942.0071 for Morris (LaSalle & Grundy Counties).