Lake County Family Law Attorney

Illinois Divorce, Custody, and Child Support Attorney

Our Libertyville law office is fully devoted to the needs of family law clients throughout Lake County and the North Suburban Chicago area. We represent and advise clients in divorce proceedings, child custody and visitation issues, support matters, and all other areas of family law.

To discuss an Illinois family law matter with an experienced divorce and custody law attorney, please contact the Law Office of Gary L. Schlesinger.  We provide knowledgeable legal advice and skilled representation in matters including:

• Divorce and legal separation
• Child custody and visitation
• Child support, spousal support / alimony
• Children's rights - including juvenile court matters
• Domestic violence matters
• Adoption
• Paternity

Michael Strauss and Gary Schlesinger are both certified as a family mediator, and is also a family law court approved mediator. Mediation allows clients the opportunity to resolve their disputes in a less adversarial process where solutions are negotiated and agreed upon, rather then imposed or ordered by a judge. If mediation is unavailable or unsuccessful, our firm represents clients in family law litigation. We vigorously represent the best interests of children, parents, and spouses in complex custody and divorce cases.

As a student and scholar of family law topics, Mr. Schlesinger teaches and speaks at various schools and Continuing Legal Education seminars. He teaches at and attends numerous events, seminars, and conferences each year held by local, state, and national bar associates. He has testified before the Illinois legislature regarding various family law matters and is often sought out by other attorneys for answers to difficult or unique family law questions.

We have earned the respect of both judges and lawyers. Mr. Schlesinger is frequently appointed by judges in Lake County to represent children in contested and difficult child custody cases. As a child's representative he protects the rights of children in family law cases. He also is appointed guardian ad litem to protect children in adoption proceedings. Mr. Schlesinger has also been asked by judges to help write local court rules dealing with various administrative matters relating to family law practice in Lake County, Illinois.

For effective representation in a family law matter in Lake County, Illinois, please call or e-mail our Illinois divorce, custody, and child support attorney.

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