Divorce & Family Law Attorney in DuPage & Kane County, Illinois

Pesch Law Office, P.C.

620 W. Roosevelt Road Suite A-1 Wheaton, Illinois 60187 USA

 (630) 462-9300
 (630) 462-0422

www.peschlawoffice.com
 Contact Atty. Susan Marie Pesch

Law Firm Overview

Pesch Law Office is a family law firm located in Wheaton, Illinois. The firm was established in 1993 and it is led by Susan Pesch. Ms Pesch has been an attorney licensed in Illinois since 1991. She has concentrated her practice in all areas of family law since she began her own practice 16 years ago.

Pesch Law Office is also experienced in post-decree issues such as seeking parent contribution to college expenses and enforcement modification of child support.

Ms. Pesch represents clients in DuPage County and Kane County. 100 of her practice is devoted to family law. Susan is also qualified to act as a Guardian ad LitemGAL or Child Representative, serving the best interest of the children in a contested custody case. Her name is maintained on the Court approved list of individuals available for appointment as Guardian ad Litem. In addition, Ms. Pesch has been trained and certified as a family law mediator. In her role as mediator, she helps parties reach their own agreement without litigation on issues regarding custody and visitation.

At Pesch Law Office, it is our philosophy that the divorce process is difficult enough, your attorney's job is to thoroughly explain your rights and responsibilities, keep you fully informed regarding the status of your case and prepare you before each Court appearance. In short, communicate with you and respect your informed decision regarding the direction.

Year this Office was Established: 1993

Practice Areas

Additional Practice Areas: Parent Contribution to College Expenses; Enforcement/Modification of Child Support

Practice Areas Description

Pesch Law Office offers legal representation and services in the following area of law:

Family Law

- Divorce

At Pesch Law Office, it is our philosophy that the divorce process is difficult enough, your attorney's job is to thoroughly explain your rights and responsibilities, keep you fully informed regarding the status of your case and prepare you before each Court appearance. In short, communicate with you and respect your informed decision regarding the direction.

- Child Custody

One of the most difficult issues in the divorce process is custody of the children. There are two different aspects of a custody determination: Legal custody and Parenting schedule. Legal custody determines which parent makes the decisions affecting the well being of the children and the parenting schedule dictates the time the children will spend with each parent. At Pesch Law Office, we understand that your family is changing, not ending. We will strive to make this transition as smooth as possible.

- Child Support

Under Illinois law, both parents have the legal obligation to support their children. If the children reside with you, your support will take the form of daily food, clothing and shelter. If you are the non-residential parent, you will be obligated to pay a certain percentage of your net income to the other parent as contribution to the daily expenses of raising your children.

- College Expenses

Children whose parents are divorced are entitled to contribution to college expenses from both of their parents. The law provides that the Court may award a sum of money as contribution from the property and income of either or both parents for the college education, professional or other training after high school. 750 ILCS 5/513(a)(2). After considering the resources or ability to pay of the parents and the child, college expenses are allocated.

- Mediation

As an alternative to litigating each and every issue that is raised in your divorce case, you and your spouse can participate in mediation in an attempt to reach a complete agreement. Mediation is conducted over a series of appointments between the parties and a trained mediator. The role of a mediator is to facilitate an agreement. The mediator will listen to the parties’ opinions and highlight any common ground between the two and rephrase the issues to present an understandable agreement.

- Collaborative Law

Collaborative law is a way of practicing law whereby the attorneys for both of the parties in a family dispute agree to assist them in resolving conflict using cooperative strategies rather than adversarial techniques and litigation. Early non-adversarial participation by the attorneys allows them to use attributes of good lawyering not greatly utilized in the usual adversarial proceedings, namely use of analysis and reasoning to solve problems, generation of options, and creation of a positive context for settlement.

Attorneys

Ms. Susan Marie Pesch Attorney Family Law

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