When the financial
picture isn't simple.
Closely held businesses. Executive compensation. RSUs. Investment accounts. Professional practices. Real estate. Tracing. Dissipation.
High-asset divorce ↗CHICAGO DIVORCE & FAMILY LAW
Divorce decisions.
Your financial future.
Chicago divorce counsel for professionals, business owners and spouses facing important financial and parenting decisions.
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Charles M. Wright is a Chicago divorce and family-law attorney at Beermann LLP. Whether your concerns involve income, a business, retirement savings, your home or your children, he works with you to understand the finances and plan the next step.
Prefer to call? 312-621-9700
When you contact Beermann, ask for Charles Wright.
START WITH A LITTLE CLARITYExplore the numbers.
01 / YOUR CHILDRENChild SupportExplore the numbers.
Then talk about your situation.
Use gross income to explore an Illinois support estimate. Each tool explains its assumptions and limits.
CalculatorExplore an estimate ↗02 / YOUR FINANCESMaintenance
CalculatorExplore an estimate ↗
Personal counsel.
Serious firm
resources.
You may be considering divorce, responding to a filing or returning to an unresolved issue. The starting point is understanding your situation and the decisions ahead.
Charles M. Wright is a Chicago divorce and family-law attorney at Beermann LLP. His practice focuses on complex financial matters, business owners, executives, professionals and contested parenting cases.
Charles + Beermann LLPWHERE THE DETAILS MATTERAll practice areas
When the financial
The case is about
your children.
Decision-making. Parenting time. Guardian ad Litem proceedings. Relocation. Modification. Evidence focused on the child's best interests.
Parenting matters ↗Prepare for settlement.
Be ready for trial.
Organized discovery, focused evidence, realistic risk analysis and no unnecessary drama. A strategy built around the actual facts of your case.
Divorce + litigation ↗BEERMANN LLP / CHICAGOLet’s build the right
Let’s build the right
team for your case.
THE CHICAGO OFFICE / 161 N. CLARK ST.
Charles builds a team around your matter, drawing on Beermann LLP’s attorneys, paralegals and staff. Coordinated preparation and personal attention keep the work focused on your interests and your family’s future. How your team comes together ↗
THE FINANCIAL PICTURELook beyond
Look beyond
the balance sheet.
Businesses, compensation and property can carry questions that a single number cannot answer.
What will you keep? Explore inheritances, premarital homes and non-marital property, with practical tracing examples and a records checklist.
01Businesses + professional practices↗02RSUs + stock options↗03Property division + non-marital assets↗04Alimony, maintenance + income↗05Child support↗06When your spouse controls the money↗07Missing money or suspected hidden assets↗08Keeping the house + funding a buyout↗09Inheritance + separate property↗10401(k)s, IRAs + pensions↗
FOCUSED REPRESENTATION
Your priorities.
A coordinated
plan of action.
Complex family-law matters require careful preparation and clear communication. Charles works to identify the decisions that matter, explain the options and keep the work focused on your priorities.
At Beermann, he can bring together the attorneys, paralegals and outside professionals appropriate to the legal, financial and parenting issues in your case.
Request a conversation ↗BEFORE THE NEXT DECISION
A little preparation.
A clearer conversation.
Help paying attorney’s fees → · Bonuses and commissions → · Financial-records checklist →
How much maintenance could you pay or receive? What if your spouse controls the money? What happens to a business or stock awards? Start with practical answers for Chicago-area spouses, then discuss how the facts apply to your situation.
Explore the divorce guides → · Use the preparation checklist →
Divorce after 50 → · For Libertyville residents → · Explore communities served →
ANALYSIS / ILLINOIS FAMILY LAW38 AUTHORITIES
Wright's Digest
Illinois Family Law Decisions Explained
Explore the complete Digest ↗CHICAGO + CHICAGOLANDLocal knowledge.
Local knowledge.
Focused preparation.
From Beermann LLP's Chicago office at 161 N. Clark Street, Charles serves family-law matters across six counties.
THE FIRST STEPYou bring the questions.
You bring the questions.
Let’s talk through the next step.
Tell Charles’s team how to reach you. We’ll check names for conflicts and follow up about your next step. Prefer to call Beermann? Ask for Charles Wright.