Family Law

• Divorce
  Unfortunately, sometimes the divorce judgment or allocation judgment is not the last conflict between the parents. An allocation of parental responsibilities or parenting time may need to be modified when the situation changes after the entry of the allocation judgment. Our divorce and family law attorneys can help DuPage County residents, Kane County residents and people in the surrounding areas pursue a modification if warranted. Parenting plans are valid until a judicial modification is made which is in accordance with the best interests of the child or children. However, modifications are usually not allowed until two years after an order went into effect. Modification of Support
• Child Support
  Both parents owe a duty to support their minor children under Illinois law. The parent who has most of the parenting time may meet their duty of support by paying for basic necessities. A parent who has less parenting time may need to pay child support to the other parent. Sometimes the parent paying child support resents making the payment, but it is important to keep in mind that the child support is paid for the child’s benefit. It is the child’s right to receive child support to cover such matters as shelter, food, and clothes. Illinois follows a formula to determine how much child support should be paid by the parent with less parenting time. Our DuPage County divorce attorneys can help parents understand how the formula may apply to their circumstances.
• Child Custody and Visitation
  In Illinois, you need to have been a state resident for a minimum of 90 days before filing for a divorce from your spouse. You can file for a divorce in the circuit court of the county where your spouse or you reside. Illinois is a no-fault state, meaning the grounds generally alleged are irreconcilable differences. You can obtain a divorce if you have lived separately for a minimum of six months, and either reconciliation efforts have failed, or these efforts go against the family’s best interests. In other cases, you may need to meet the criteria for a fault-based divorce. Our divorce attorneys can help DuPage County residents pursue a divorce as needed. Parenting Time & Parental Responsibilities (Formerly Visitation and Custody)
• Adoption
• Paternity
  The family law attorneys at Kollias P.C. have extensive experience in parentage / paternity cases, both at the trial court level and in the Illinois Appellate Court. For example, in 2009, Daniel J. Kollias won a case on appeal where his client discovered he was not the biological father of his children 9 years after the divorce was finalized. If you are facing a legal dispute related to paternity in the Chicago area, please contact Kollias P.C. Recognizing that paternity battles can be both emotionally and financially draining, we will advocate aggressively for your rights, keeping in mind that at the end of the day, it is your children's best interests that you have in mind.
• Premarital Agreement
  Adoption is controlled by state laws. In Illinois, an adoptive parent needs to establish residency in the state for a minimum of six months. A child, an adult living in the adoptive home for two years, or a relative can be adopted. It is possible for the birth parents to choose privacy, which means that they can keep their identities secret. If a parent opts out, and the other parent does not opt out, an adoptee can find out what the name of one birth parent is. Prenuptial Agreements
• Guardianship
• Spousal Support
  The court can order one spouse to pay the other spouse maintenance (also called spousal support or alimony) both on a temporary basis during the pendency of the case, for a fixed duration, or indefinitely after the couple divorces. Maintenance is ordered when the recipient spouse needs help supporting herself or himself which is determined considering a host of factors set forth in the law. These include income, property, earning potential, marital lifestyle, age, the duration of the marriage, the emotional and physical condition of the spouses, and any agreements made between the spouses. Both men and women can be recipients or payors of maintenance and the spouses’ behavior will not be considered in the determination of support.. If the court determines maintenance is appropriate, Illinois law now contains a statutory formula for calculating maintenance which takes into account both parties’ incomes and the tax consequences (depending on whether the parties were divorced before or after January 1, 2019). Paternity and Parentage
• Legal Separation

Criminal Law

• Criminal Defense
  After graduating law school, Dan worked as an Assistant State’s Attorney in the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office. While there, he prosecuted dozens of criminal appeals in the Illinois Appellate Court. He also handled countless juvenile abuse and neglect cases at all stages in the legal process, from temporary custody through trial, disposition, permanency, and frequently, termination of parental rights and adoption.
• Sex Crimes
  Prior to earning her Juris Doctorate, Lindsay graduated from Loyola University Chicago, earning a Bachelor of Science in Criminology and Criminal Justice with a minor in Psychology of Crime and Justice. Lindsay also holds two certifications from the State of Illinois to work with and advocate for survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence.
• Restraining Order
• Money Laundering
  Legal and regulatory compliance data as required for purposes such as know your client, anti-money laundering, and market abuse regulations requirements, or as part of our client onboarding process, which may include passport or other identification data, date of birth, home address, and other due diligence data.

Business and Corporate Law

• Corporate Law
  As experienced business planning attorneys, our goal is to take the hassle out of setting up your company, so that you can use your time to focus on running your business. We will help you comply with all of the legal requirements as efficiently as possible, so your corporation can be up and running quickly and smoothly. If you already have incorporated, we would welcome the opportunity to prepare, review, or revise your shareholder agreements or buy/sell agreements, company organization, and more. We can also help your existing corporation to maintain compliance with the ongoing formalities mandated by Illinois law.
• Business Disputes
  Daniel J. Kollias has experience in family, estate planning, and business law. This expertise underlies our focus on drafting effective prenuptial agreements that will fully protect your rights. If you are considering preparing a prenuptial agreement in Cook, DuPage, or Kane County, or if you have been presented with a proposed premarital agreement and would like a comprehensive evaluation of it by an experienced attorney before signing, we are ready to help.

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  Divorce can be stressful under the best of circumstances. At Kollias P.C., we provide our clients with high-quality legal representation in family law matters that may be simple or complex, contested or uncontested. Our DuPage County divorce lawyers represent people in DuPage County, Cook County, Kane County, Will County, and the surrounding collar counties. We also handle matters related to probate and estate planning.
• Wills
  Usually, will contests are filed by relatives who have been disinherited. Such challenges may focus on the entire will or on particular provisions in it. They may claim that the will was not prepared in compliance with the requirements of Illinois law. A challenge may assert that the decedent was not of sound mind when she or he signed the will, or that the decedent was forced, threatened, coerced or subject to some other undue influence at the time of signing. There are also other reasons for contesting or invalidating a will. Such contests may become extensive and costly trials, in addition to family feuds.
• Trusts
• Power of Attorney
  There are many different types of trusts, which vary depending on an individual's specific goals (such as minimizing taxes). There are other estate planning concerns as well, such as powers of attorney. To discuss the estate planning options that best suit your particular needs, please contact Kollias P.C. for a free initial consultation.
• Probate

Finance Law

• Foreclosure