Northwest Suburbs Divorce and Family Lawyer

Families in Arlington Heights, Schaumburg, Palatine, Mount Prospect, Hoffman Estates and nearby towns face the same Illinois family law as families in Chicago, and their cases may be assigned to a suburban courthouse. Chicago Family Attorneys LLC represents clients in these Cook County cases, including divorce, the allocation of parental responsibilities and parenting time, child support, maintenance, property division, orders of protection connected to a divorce, and enforcement or modification of existing orders.

The firm's office is in Chicago, at 53 W Jackson Blvd, Suite 752. It does not have an office in the northwest suburbs. Consultations are by phone; a free weekend consultation is available by Zoom. Some court dates may be held in person at the courthouse and others by Zoom, as the court directs.

Full representation and limited scope help for a defined task are both available, and the written agreement identifies the covered work. No lawyer can promise a particular result, and outcomes depend on the facts. See the firm's Cook County divorce page for how Cook County cases move from filing to judgment.

A northwest suburban divorce filed in Cook County is heard at the Rolling Meadows Courthouse, one of the Domestic Relations Division's five suburban locations, or at the Richard J. Daley Center in Chicago, the division's main location.

Cook County towns in the Third Municipal District

The Circuit Court of Cook County lists these municipalities in its Third Municipal District, which sits in Rolling Meadows: Arlington Heights, Barrington, Barrington Hills, Bartlett, Bensenville, Buffalo Grove, East Dundee, Elgin, Elk Grove Village, Hanover Park, Harwood Heights, Hoffman Estates, Inverness, Mount Prospect, Norridge, Palatine, Prospect Heights, Rolling Meadows, Roselle, Rosemont, Schaumburg, Schiller Park, South Barrington, Streamwood and Wheeling. The court lists domestic relations cases among the cases also heard at its municipal district courthouses, and orders of protection among the cases the Third Municipal District hears.

Living in one of these towns does not by itself decide where your case is heard. Your summons and court notices show the assigned courthouse and courtroom, and the Clerk of the Circuit Court can confirm it.

Towns that cross a county line

For Barrington, Barrington Hills, Bartlett, Bensenville, Buffalo Grove, East Dundee, Elgin, Elk Grove Village, Hanover Park, Hoffman Estates, Roselle and Schaumburg, the court marks its jurisdiction as limited to the part of the town inside Cook County. Under 750 ILCS 5/104, a divorce is heard in the county where the petitioner or the respondent lives, so the address of each spouse matters. If one spouse lives in Cook County and the other lives in another county, either county can be a proper venue. The firm handles cases in Chicago and Cook, DuPage, Lake and Will Counties. If your address is in Lake County or DuPage County, see the firm's Lake County or DuPage County divorce and family law page.

Residence in Illinois is a separate question. Under 750 ILCS 5/401(a), one spouse must have lived in Illinois, or been stationed here in the armed services, for 90 days before the case began or before the court's finding.

This address is the courthouse, not the firm's office, which is in Chicago. Courtroom assignments change, so use the courtroom shown on your summons or order.

Remote appearances

The court posts Zoom information for each municipal district, including the Third Municipal District in Rolling Meadows. For your Zoom ID and passcode, the court's Remote Court Proceedings page directs you to the Clerk's Office. The court prohibits recording Zoom court proceedings; its Remote Court Proceedings page points to General Administrative Order 2023-03 for details. The firm's Third District Zoom information for Rolling Meadows collects those entries, and how to prepare for a Zoom court hearing explains what to set up beforehand.

The firm handles these family law matters for northwest suburban clients:

• Contested divorce and uncontested divorce, including the marital settlement agreement.
• Parenting time and decision-making, and changes to an existing parenting order.
• Child support and spousal maintenance.
• Division of the home, retirement accounts and other property.
• Enforcing a court order that the other side is not following.
• Orders of protection, including petitions filed with a pending divorce.

If your situation involves more than one of these issues, the consultation can sort out which one comes first.

These are the firm's published fees. The ranges shown are not a quote for your matter.

• Full representation: an initial payment of $1,500 to $2,500, then $500 to $650 per month beginning 30 days after the initial payment while representation remains active. It covers drafting, hearings, motions and phone calls within the agreed scope.
• Limited scope help: drafting from $500; one hearing appearance from $1,200.
• Uncontested divorce: $1,500 flat (court filing fees not included).
• Self Represented Documents: $399. The fee includes covered document preparation, attorney document review and one sixty-minute advice call; you handle filing, service and court dates.
• Court order enforcement: an individually quoted upfront amount plus $350 per hour.

Court filing costs, service costs, evaluation costs and the fees of outside professionals are separate. The client pays them and the firm does not advance them. The written agreement confirms the fee, the covered work and the expenses before you engage the firm. See the family law pricing overview.

Consultations are by phone; a free weekend consultation is available by Zoom. The firm represents northwest suburban clients from its Chicago office. To make the call useful, have ready:

• any filed petition, summons, court orders and hearing notices, including the case number and courtroom;
• each spouse's town and county of residence;
• the children's ages and the current parenting schedule;
• recent tax returns, pay stubs and bank statements;
• information about property, debts and any written agreements; and
• your questions about disputed issues, representation scope and fees.

Call 312-965-5618 or book a consultation online.

• Third Municipal District, Rolling Meadows
• Rolling Meadows Courthouse
• Domestic Relations Division
• Remote Court Proceedings
• 750 ILCS 5/104: Venue
• 750 ILCS 5/401: Dissolution of marriage

Bring your questions and the documents you have about your northwest suburban case. The firm confirms its fee and the covered work in writing before you engage it. Call 312-965-5618 or book online.