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Publications of the AAML

The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers has several resources available to help people in divorces and paternity cases. These include:

AAML - National Publications

• Stepping Back from Anger
  This twelve page booklet includes the children's bill of rights and a suggested reading list.

• Ten Tips for Divorcing Parents
  Learn ways parents can lessen the impact of their divorce on their children.

• Children's Bill of Rights
  Parents should remember their children's rights during -- and after -- a divorce.

• Making Marriages Last
  This is a good resources that addresses why marriages fail, provides communication Dos and Don'ts and provides other

• Divorce Manual:  A Client Handbook
  This online handbook is far easier reading in its written format.  Nevertheless, it provides an apt overview of divorce issues, but is not state specific. 

• What Should We Tell the Children:  A Parents’ Guide for Talking about Separation and Divorce
  Order this publication online or ask your lawyer for a copy of this excellent publication.  

AAML - Illinois Chapter Publications

• Grandparent Visitation
  Illinois is one of the most pro-parent and anti-grandparent states in the country on the issue of grandparent visitation.

• Legal Separation
  Learn about what legal separation is and isn't, separation maintenance, and how legal separation affects the acquisition of marital property.

• Common Divorce Abbreviations
  Divorce lawyers and parties going through a divorce will often hear certain common abbreviations. We provide a list of some of these abbreviations that apply to this site.

• Business Valuation in Illinois Divorce Cases - Application of Personal Goodwill Discount
  In business valuation cases, what is “personal goodwill” and why is it not included in the value of a closely held business.

• Premarital Agreements and Post-Marital Agreements in Illinois Divorce Cases
  Learn about premarital (prenuptual) and post-marital agreements in Illinois.

AAML - National Publications for Lawyers

• Bounds of Advocacy: Guidelines Updated in 2000 to Help Family Lawyers in Confronting Moral and Ethical Dilemmas

• AAML Child Custody Evaluation Standards
  " Guidelines" by the AAML regarding child custody evaluations. 

AAML - Illinois and Our Role

• Chicago Daily Law bulletin article regarding recent amicus briefs by the Illinois Chapter of the Academy and their importance in Illinois Supreme Court decisions.  

Please also see our Links and Resources page for other websites, books and publications.

For more information about the Illinois Chapter of AAML and the services we provide, please contact us at 1-312-263-7682 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Central Standard Time (CST), fill out our contact form, or email us at info@aaml-illinois.org.