Chicago LGBTQ Family Law Attorneys

Although same-sex marriage is now legally legitimate, the fact that the law was implemented so recently can create different implications for a divorce.

Many lesbian and gay couples entered into civil unions or lived as a married couple long before the legalization of marriage in Illinois. The fact that these couples had to wait for so long for the legalization of marriage in Illinois meant these marriages often took place later in the spouses’ lives. These older couples typically entered marriage with a lot more of their own, legally non-marital, property. When the two decide to divorce , untangling the legal matters of property division and determining spousal-support can have intricate and specific legal challenges. These types of particularities, however, are typical scenarios for our experienced Chicago gay & lesbian divorce attorneys.

If you and your spouse are interested in adopting a child, the experienced lawyers at Abramovitch, Blalock & McKinnon are prepared with the knowledge you need to navigate through the process. Our attorneys are familiar with all aspects of the adoption process specific to LGBTQ couples in Illinois.

Often, LGBTQ couples consider second-parent adoption (used in step-parent adoptions) so that the biological child of one spouse can legally be the child of the other spouse. Other times, the couple simply decides to adopt a child who is not biologically related to either of them. Each scenario presents different issues and procedures, and your Illinois adoption attorneys at Abramovitch, Blalock & McKinnon can help you through the intricate adoption process.