Arlington Heights Divorce and Family Law Attorneys
Lawyers for Estate Planning in Rolling Meadows and Mount Prospect
At A. Traub & Associates, we have several decades of combined experience representing families in all types of legal matters. We offer the personalized service of a smaller firm with the experience and skill to match any of the larger downtown Chicago firms.
Divorce and Family Law
We assist with a wide variety of legal issues related to family law, including:
- Divorce - We help divorcing spouses meet their requirements to legally dissolve their marriage, including addressing issues related to asset division, spousal maintenance, or mental health and addictions. We can help resolve the complex issues involved in a high income or high asset divorce, and we can assist with post-divorce modifications.
- Child custody - We represent divorcing, separated, or unmarried parents in disputes regarding allocation of parental responsibilities, parenting time, child support, and parental relocation.
- Adoption - We provide representation in private, domestic, international, step-parent, and foster child adoptions.
- Paternity - We assist in establishing legal parentage for a child, which can help secure fathers' rights and ensure that the child can receive child support.
- Domestic Violence - We can assist victims of domestic abuse in obtaining an order of protection.
- Egg Donor Agreements and Surrogacy Agreements- We can draft agreements that protect the rights of donors, surrogate mothers, and intended parents.
- Prenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements - We assist couples in creating marital agreements that decide how matters will be handled if they ever choose to get divorced.
- Mediation - We work with the parties in divorce and family law cases to help them resolve issues amicably without the need for litigation in court.
Estate Planning
We work with families to create a comprehensive estate plan that ensures their wishes will be followed both during a person's life and after their death. We assist with:
- Wills and Trusts - We help create wills that specify how a person's affairs should be handled after their death. We can also help create trusts, including special needs trusts, that are used to protect assets and distribute them to beneficiaries.
- Advance Directives - We help address concerns about end of life care through powers of attorney or living wills.
- Guardianship - We assist in establishing legal guardianship for a minor child or disabled adult.
- Probate and Estate Administration - We help executors file a will in probate court and work with trustees to ensure that assets are correctly distributed to beneficiaries.
- Contested Wills and Disputed Documents - We represent beneficiaries or other interested parties in disputes involving wills or trusts.
Contact Our Palatine Family Lawyers
The attorneys at A. Traub & Associates are honest, compassionate, responsive, and down to earth, and we are committed to delivering the high quality and cost-efficient counsel you need. For a personalized consultation with one of our skilled attorneys, contact our office today at 847-749-4182. We assist with family law and estate planning in Arlington Heights, Rolling Meadows, Mt. Prospect, Palatine, Long Grove, Wheeling, Inverness, Schaumburg, Des Plaines, Hoffman Estates, Buffalo Grove, Elk Grove Village, and throughout Northwest Cook County.