All Up In: The Opacity Around Divorce with Family Law Attorney, Shaska Dice

Divorce can often be shrouded in complexity and uncertainty, leading down a messy, prolonged, and frustrating path. It's crucial to ensure you have the right legal representation on both sides to navigate towards a smooth and amicable resolution. Joining us to shed light on family law, divorce proceedings, and more is Shaska Dice, a partner at Schiller DuCanto & Fleck LLP. Shaska specializes in representing high net-worth clients in various family law matters, including divorce, custody, and post-decree proceedings. With extensive experience as a trial litigator, she has tackled complex financial and parenting issues across Cook, Lake, and DuPage counties. Join the conversation as we delve into different aspects of divorce proceedings, unpack various terms, and explore Shaska's insights on related topics. This episode offers valuable insights into a topic often considered taboo, so be sure not to miss out!

Key Points From This Episode:

• How Shaska wound up in family law.
• She unpacks her “light” working in family law.
• The different types and aspects of divorce.
• We delve into how divorces affect stay-at-home parents/spouses.
• How Shaska approaches divorces where abuse or narcissism is involved.
• The importance of compartmentalizing your job as an attorney.
• We talk about how to procure a “divorce doula” (or a divorce coach).
• The difference between mediation, litigation, and no-fault (irreconcilable differences).
• She explains a dissipation claim.
• Shaska also unpacks what “discovery” is during divorce proceedings.
• The difference between fault and no-fault divorce and why fault divorces were abolished.
• Her thoughts on the movement to abolish no-fault divorces. 
• We discuss why someone would want to stay married to someone that they're no longer into.
• We dive into divorce and parenting; who gets custody and what is nesting.
• Divorce as a taboo subject, even in today. 
• Costs involved with getting divorced.
• Why some divorce proceedings last years. 
• How you can retain assets through divorce.
• She explains the term pretrial motion. 
• How ruling judges are determined.
• The most expensive divorce Shaska has ever witnessed. 
• The effect of being in a lower economic class on divorce.
• Determination of competence or capacity to participate in a divorce. 
• Shaska describes her ideal client.
• The concept of conflicting out. 
• Why you want a good attorney on your side (and on your spouse’s) of a divorce. 

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