Divorce is an unfortunate event that can cost thousands of dollars, which can be better spent by the parties starting their new lives. Affordable Law Offices seeks to lower the cost of divorce by turning a contested divorce into an uncontested divorce. Affordable Law Offices will mediate the divorce, resolving all issues between the parties such as property disputes and child support through negotiation prior to litigation. By turning a contested divorce into an uncontested divorce through mediation, the total financial cost of the divorce will be lower and the divorce will reach final judgment faster than if litigated, allowing both parties to move past this unfortunate event. If litigation cannot be avoided, Affordable Law Offices will represent a client’s interests.

There are 11 grounds for divorce in Illinois:

• Irreconcilable differences (commonly referred to as “no-fault”)
  
• Impotence
  
• Bigamy
  
• Adultery
  
• Desertion
  
• Habitual drunkenness for two years
  
• Drug addiction for two years
  
• Physical cruelty
  
• Mental cruelty
  
• Conviction of a felony or other infamous crime
  
• Infecting the other spouse with a sexually transmitted disease