Family Law

In 2016, there was the first major revision to Illinois Divorce Laws to:

• eliminate all but one of the traditional grounds for divorce
• revise custody laws and terminology,
• adopt spousal maintenance guidelines based on gross incomes

In 2017, the child support laws were completely overhauled.

Adding to all of this has been the new tax laws passed by Congress in 2018. The new tax code greatly changes tax issues when maintenance/alimony is an issue.

With all these changes, you must carefully select a law firm that is prepared to navigate the best path forward. At Andreano & Lyons, we remain a litigation law firm - ready to fight for our client's rights along the way. However, we have also developed our practice to be flexible to meet each client's needs.

​This approach recognizes some options to traditional litigation:​

• Settlement reached between the parties
• ​Mediation with an independent mediator selected by the parties
• ​Collaborative divorce process
• ​Pretrial Conferences with the judge​