Law Firm Overview

At Bennett Law Firm, LLC we capably handle divorce for clients in a wide range of circumstances. We offer representation on many domestic relations issues beyond divorce as well.

Family Law
Divorce
Child Custody & Visitation
Child Support
Maintenance/Alimony
Property Division
Collaborative Law
Modifications & Enforcement
Domestic Violence/Domestic Relations

The family law attorneys at Bennett Law, LLC represent clients in DuPage County and Cook County, Illinois, including the cities of Oak Brook, Chicago, Aurora, Bridgeview, Cicero, Darien, Downers Grove, Elmhurst, Hinsdale, La Grange, Naperville, Oak Lawn, Orland Park, Palos Park, Tinley Park, Western Spring, Wheaton, Willowbrook and Woodridge, IL.

Areas of practice

• Divorce
• Alimony
• Appeals
• Child Custody
• Child Custody Mediation
• Child Support
• Divorce Mediation
• Domestic Relations
• Equitable Distribution
• Family Mediation
• Legal Separations
• Marital Agreements
• Marital Property Law
• Matrimonial Law
• Post Divorce
• Separation
• Separation Agreements
• Spousal Support
• Stock Option Distribution
• Visitation Rights

Honors and Awards

• Recipient: Illinois State Bar Association Certificate of Appreciation, 1990
• DuPage County Bar Association Certificate of Appreciation, 1989
• DuPage County Bar Association Certificate of Appreciation, 1998
• President's Award, Realtor Association of the Western Suburbs, 1995

Published Works

• Comprehensive Law Office Real Estate System, DuPage County Bar Brief, October, 1991
• Comprehensive Law Office Real Estate System, Attorney's Title Guaranty Fund, Inc. Newsletter, Spring, 1992
• You Get What You Pay For, Realtor Association of Western Suburbs, Dispatch, April, 1995
• Penny Wise and Pound Foolish, ISBA Real Property Newsletter, July, 1995
• Twelve Steps to a More Profitable Real Estate Practice, DuPage County Bar Brief, September, 1994
• Real Estate for the Penny Wise, ISBA Bar News, September 15, 1995
• The Allocation of Stock Options Upon Dissolution of Marriage, Illinois Family Law Report, October, 1996
• Another View of House Bill 365, Illinois Family Law Report, April, 1997
• Mandatory Matrimonial Fee Arbitration, DuPage County Bar Brief, November, 1997
• The Real Estate Lawyer's Divorce Primer (and the Divorce Lawyer's Guide to Real Estate), Illinois Bar Journal, Vol. 86, September, 1986
• Legal Practice Tips, Illinois Bar Journal, Volume 88, December, 2000

Classes and Seminars

• Instructor, Real Estate Law, American Institute for Paralegal Studies, 1992 - 1993
• Featured Speaker, What Every Real Estate Attorney Should Know About Divorce Law and What Every Divorce Attorney Should Know About Real Estate Law, ISBA Section Council's Annual Seminar, 1997
• Featured Speaker, How to Avoid the Nightmare Closing, ISBA Section Council's Annual Seminar
• Real Estate Pitfalls Affecting the Divorce Practitioner, ISBA Family Law Section Council's Annual Seminar, 2001

Representative Clients

• County of DuPage, Wheaton, Illinois
• McDonald's Corporation, Oak Brook, Illinois

West Practice Categories

Mediation, Pensions, Benefits & Compensations -- Employee, Pensions, Benefits & Compensations -- Employer, Family Law, Adoption, Alimony & Spousal Support, Child Support, Childrens' Rights, Custody & Visitation, Divorce, Domestic Violence & Neglect, Prenuptial Agreements, Probate & Estate Administration, Real Estate Law, Residential Real Estate, Securities Law, Collaborative Law