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Protecting College Savings in a Divorce
Couples who choose to divorce later in life often have a multitude of financial assets that need to be divided up in the final settlement, and one of these accounts could be a 529 college savings plan. If the divorcing couple created a 529 college savings plan for their child,
Title Issues Affecting Marital Property
Guest blog by Michael Mazek, Mazek Law Group LLC Divorce judgments and marriage settlement agreements in Illinois often dispose of or transfer the marital real property to one spouse over another. In some cases, it may be years before the spouse who keeps the marital real property realizes something very
Jennifer Guimond-Quigley Featured on Voyage Chicago
Voyage Chicago interviewed Jennifer Guimond-Quigley to learn how she started the Law Office of Jennifer Guimond-Quigley. You can read the full story here.
Financial Advisor Magazine Features Jennifer Guimond-Quigley!
Financial Advisory Magazine reached out to Jennifer Guimond-Quigley to discuss how splitting couples should handle a college savings account during a divorce. Click here to read the full article.
Illinois Supreme Court Implements New Collaborative Divorce Rule
The Illinois Supreme Court has adopted a new rule allowing divorcing couples to use an attorney on a limited basis in a collaborative divorce. Illinois Supreme Court Rule 294 went into effect on July 1, 2018, and it is intended to encourage attorneys and their clients undergoing a collaborative divorce
Distributing Real Estate After Death
Real estate ownership can unfortunately become complicated when it comes to transferring the asset at death. It is often incorrectly assumed that real property will automatically be awarded to next of kin, and this misunderstanding of the law can lead to unintended results. Here are several ways in which a