Anderson Boback and Marshall

Anderson Boback and Marshall is a Chicago family law firm that the site says was founded in 2004 and practices family law exclusively. The homepage describes it as Chicago's all-women family law firm, focused on divorce and family law since 2004. The firm operates from offices in downtown Chicago and Northbrook and serves Cook, DuPage, Lake and Will counties. The site states that attorneys appear regularly in the Domestic Relations Division of the Circuit Court of Cook County at the Richard J. Daley Center and in family courts across the Chicago metropolitan area, and that the firm concentrates on complex and contested cases including high-asset divorces, high-conflict custody disputes, and matters involving business valuation, professional practices or substantial marital estates.

The attorneys named on the site are Kimberly J. Anderson, founding partner, described as having more than 20 years in family law and as a former prosecutor; Janice L. Boback, managing partner, more than 20 years in family law; Jessica C. Marshall, managing partner, more than 15 years; Genevieve Binnie, partner, more than 15 years; Laura Darby; Nina Angus; and, on the about page, Ana Garduno, described as bilingual in Spanish and English, and Monika Barrett.

Anderson Boback and Marshall is a Chicago family law firm. Its website lists these family law services: divorce, including high-asset divorce, collaborative divorce, military divorce and same-sex divorce; legal separation; divorce mediation; child custody and visitation, which the site explains Illinois now calls allocation of parental responsibilities and parenting time; child relocation; child support, including modification and enforcement; spousal support, also called alimony or maintenance, including modification and termination; marital property and asset division, including retirement accounts, pensions, business interests and cryptocurrency; prenuptial and postnuptial agreements; paternity; fathers' rights; grandparents' rights; guardianship; adoption; orders of protection; and post-decree modification and enforcement.

The site states the firm practices family law exclusively and that it does not handle criminal defense, personal injury, estate planning, real estate or general adoption cases. It describes a focus on complex and contested matters, including cases involving business valuation, professional practices, self-employed spouses, hidden asset or dissipation claims, and high-conflict custody disputes.

Anderson Boback and Marshall publishes two office locations. The downtown Chicago office is located at 20 N. Clark Street, Suite 3300, Chicago, IL 60602. The Northbrook office is located at 5 Revere Drive, Suite 200, Northbrook, IL 60062. The contact page lists the Chicago address as the visiting address.

Office hours published on the contact page are Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm. No weekend or after-hours schedule is published.

Anderson Boback and Marshall does not publish prices, pricing, rates, hourly rates, retainer amounts or a fee schedule anywhere on its website. There is no published price list, flat fee, package cost or online quote form, and no estimate can be taken from the site.

What the site does say about cost is general. Its divorce FAQ states that the cost of a divorce can vary widely based on factors such as attorney fees, the complexity of the case and the length of time it takes to reach a settlement, and that costs can range from several thousand dollars for an uncontested divorce to much more for contested cases. A separate FAQ notes that whether one party pays the other party's attorney fees in Illinois depends on factors including both parties' financial circumstances, and points readers to the firm's articles on attorney fees. The site also suggests that legal fees are one of the topics to ask an attorney about during a consultation.

The website invites visitors to schedule or book a consultation, with Book a Consultation and Schedule Your Consultation links appearing throughout the site. A consultation can be requested by phone at 312-715-0870, by text at 312-728-8424, by email at lawyers@illinoislawforyou.com, or through the contact form, which asks for name, email address, phone number, preferred contact methods, areas of interest and a description of the matter.

The site states that consultations are available at the downtown Chicago office or the Northbrook office, and that the firm offers flexible options for meeting in person or virtually. It describes the consultation as a one-on-one meeting with an experienced attorney who listens to the situation, explains options under Illinois law and provides an action plan, and says the firm does not use a sales pitch.

Anderson Boback and Marshall handles child custody and parenting matters for parents in the Chicago area. The firm's custody page explains that Illinois family courts no longer use the terms custody and visitation, and instead use allocation of parental responsibilities and parenting time under 750 ILCS 5/602.5. The page describes two separate components: significant decision-making authority, covering major decisions about a child's education, healthcare, religion and extracurricular activities, and parenting time, meaning the schedule of when a child is in each parent's care, including weekday, weekend, holiday and vacation arrangements. The site says these components are negotiated and decided separately and are set out in a formal parenting plan that the court must approve.

The site states that Illinois courts decide these questions using the best interests of the child standard, weighing factors such as each parent's relationship with the child, the child's adjustment to home and school, any history of domestic violence, and each parent's willingness to support the child's relationship with the other parent, and that no single factor controls. Related services listed include child relocation, parenting time schedules, restricting or enforcing parenting time, parental alienation matters, step-parent visitation, paternity, guardianship and grandparents' rights, along with establishing, modifying and enforcing child support.

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