The accumulation of wealth and property and managing those assets can be a stressful facet to any marriage. They can be all the more stressful should that marriage undergo dissolution, requiring a knowledgeable and skillful attorney to ensure his or her client receives his or her fair share. This handbook provides practice guidance for attorneys tasked with helping their clients navigate a turbulent time in their lives, covering such aspects as maintenance; premarital and postnuptial arrangements and marital settlement agreements; property considerations upon dissolution and declaration of invalidity; QDROs and other considerations for retirement plan assets upon dissolution; bankruptcy; tax aspects of dissolution and separation; and unique employee benefits.
Chapter 1 — Maintenance
Mitchell B. Gordon, Bradford & Gordon LLC, Chicago
Chapter 2 — Premarital Agreements
Amanda Clayman & Ashley Wood, Katz & Stefani, LLC, Chicago
Chapter 3 — Postnuptial Agreements
P. André Katz, Katz & Stefani, LLC, Chicago
Chapter 4 — Property Considerations upon Dissolution and Declaration of Invalidity
Erin B. Bodendorfer, Katz & Stefani, LLC, Chicago
Chapter 5 — Bankruptcy
David P. Leibowitz, Law Offices of David P. Leibowitz, Chicago, and Justin R. Storer, Law Office of William J. Factor Ltd., Chicago
Chapter 6 — QDROs and Other Considerations for Retirement Plan Assets upon Dissolution
Gregory K. Brown and Christopher K. Buch, Polsinelli PC, Chicago
Chapter 7 — Marital Settlement Agreements
Joshua M. Jackson, Jackson Buckley & Pfanenstiel, LLP, Lake Forest, and Patrick T. Ryan, Schiller DuCanto & Fleck LLP, Chicago
Chapter 8 — Tax Aspects of Dissolution and Separation
Claire R. McKenzie and Katherine Welz Herr, Schiller DuCanto & Fleck LLP, Chicago
Chapter 9 — Unique Employee Benefits: Stock Options, ESOPs, Etc.
Daniel R. Stefani, Katz & Stefani, LLC, Chicago
