by Schlueter Ecklund & Davitt | Sep 26, 2019 | Personal Bankruptcy
In September 2010, there were about 1.6 million bankruptcy petitions filed throughout the country. Eight years later, that number had gone down to over 770,000 cases. However, the number of bankruptcy cases was down in Illinois and across the U.S. for a variety of...
by Schlueter Ecklund & Davitt | Sep 26, 2019 | Estate Administration & Planning
Many people in Illinois have a number of online accounts with different passwords. During the estate planning process, it’s important to make sure those accounts can be accessible to others. Keeping online accounts secure is important, and security experts...
by Schlueter Ecklund & Davitt | Sep 11, 2019 | Family Law
Many Illinois residents have likely heard that money can’t buy happiness, and a new study on marital satisfaction partially backs that up. The study was published in the journal Social Psychology and Personality Science. Historically, most marital...
by Schlueter Ecklund & Davitt | Sep 4, 2019 | Personal Bankruptcy
Younger generations, especially millennials, have a poor reputation regarding money management. Older people may be quick to point out that this demographic has a lot of student loan debt and relies too heavily on credit cards for purchases. You may even have some of...
by Schlueter Ecklund & Davitt | Aug 30, 2019 | Estate Administration & Planning
Distributing an estate per a decedent’s instruction is one job for the executor of a will. There are also other duties entrusted to an executor. Before appointing someone or accepting the position, Illinois residents might like to know more about the...
