When Divorce Beckons Clients Say “Get me Herb Glieberman”
We live in a very confrontational society. “Divorce won't go away”, says noted divorce attorney Herbert A. Glieberman of Herbert A. Glieberman & Associates, 19 S. LaSalle Street, Suite 600, Chicago, Illinois, (312-236-2879). Glieberman, named one of the leading Illinois divorce attorneys by Law and Leading Attorneys, notes that current statistics indicate one out of every two marriages nationwide ends in divorce. The rate is considerably higher for people who have been married, divorced and remarried. When the numbers drop from time to time, it is only because the couples' economic circumstances make it impossible to live apart.
Herbert A. Glieberman has practiced divorce law exclusively for 53 years. He represents both husbands and wives in issues from pre and post nuptial agreements, divorce, child custody, child support, visitation, alimony issues, paternity cases and in recent years same sex partnership agreements.
When no fault divorce became operative in Illinois in 1977, the hope was “to take the acrimony out of divorce by eliminating fault grounds, thus leaving the issues of maintenance, formerly known as alimony, child custody, child support, marital and non-marital property division to be argued.
Prior to the change of the law in 1977 if a male litigant could prove his wife guilty of a fault ground, it was possible for her to end up with less alimony or in some cases even no alimony, whereas if a woman could prove her husband guilty of a fault, she could end up with more alimony and perhaps a larger portion of the property acquired by the parties during their marriage even though the property was in the husband's name alone. One way to attempt to reduce litigation costs says Glieberman is for couples about to marry to enter into a prenuptial contract. After the Donald and Ivana Trump case of many years ago, people became more aware of what a prenuptial contract was and more and more couples opted for preparing one in order to avoid bitter litigation, unfortunately that does not always work in all cases and it didn't work in the Trump case.
It is important however if a couple about to get married are contemplating a prenuptial contract that they each have independent legal council, that there be sufficient time between the preparation of the contract and the marriage so that neither one can allege duress or undue influence in signing the contract and there should be a full and complete written disclosure of assets and liabilities that exist at that time.
In recent years post nuptial contracts have become popular since couples with growing differences in their marriage decide to work something out in advance to avoid the bitterness that grows into hate, contempt and vindictiveness that often come with divorce.
If both the husband and the wife have seasoned and competent lawyers, the lawyers should be able to convince the parties that it is in their best interest to work out an amicable settlement rather than litigate and spend a great deal of money in doing so.
By reaching an amicable resolution the parties can preserve and maintain more of their assets.
Glieberman says that in recent years there has been a great deal of additional litigation on behalf of grandparents attempting to assert their rights and privilege of visiting with their grandchildren once their own children start their divorce proceedings or even after the divorce is final.
Despite Mr. Glieberman's exclusively practicing divorce law for 52 years, he and his lovely wife have been married for 50 years, have two children, a third child unfortunately passed away some years ago, and three grandchildren.
Mr. Glieberman is an avid skier and lake-front bicyclist who truly believes that a sound mind should be in a sound body.
Named an exceptional attorney who excels in his specific area of practice, Herbert A. Glieberman's selection in Leading Lawyers represents an honor the publication defines “as an attorney chosen by his peers in extensive surveys, conducted annually, in which thousands of attorneys are asked to whom they would recommend a friend, family member, or go to themselves if they were in need of the specialized legal service know as divorce”.
Mr. Glieberman is listed in the Bar Registry of Preeminent Lawyers, Who's Who in the World, Who's Who in America, Who's Who in Finance and Industry and is named in the book, Best Lawyers in America, as well as Million Dollar Lawyers.
Mr. Glieberman holds a JD Degree from Chicago Kent College of Law, received in 1953 and was admitted to the Illinois State Bar in 1954 and the Washington, DC Bar in 1987.
He started his firm in 1956, he is an author and lecturer and a founding member of the Institute For Continuing Legal Education in Illinois, as well as a founding and Charter Member of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.
Mr. Glieberman was formerly a host of two radio shows on WMAQ radio (NBC) entitled, “Ask The Lawyer” and “Law and Controversy”, both programs aired in thirty-eight states Mr. Glieberman is a frequent guest on local and national radio and television programs.
Mr. Glieberman's books include, “Four Weekends to an Ideal Marriage”, “Closed Marriage”, and “Confessions of a Divorce Lawyer”. His articles have appeared in publications as varied as U.S. News and World Report, Trial Magazine and Consumers Digest.
