Matthew G. Shaw, Attorney

Matt Shaw is a knowledgeable attorney who concentrates his practice in the areas of family law, divorce, and mediation. Having more than 30 years of legal experience, Attorney Shaw understands how to help his clients achieve legal success through the use of effective and efficient strategies. Located in St. Charles, Attorney Shaw and his legal team provide legal help to individuals and families throughout Northern Illinois, including Kane County, DuPage County, DeKalb County, Kendall County, and the surrounding areas.

To schedule a free consultation with Attorney Shaw, visit his website or call 630-584-5550.

• Illinois State Bar Association
  -Family Law Section Counsel Co-Chair
  -Family Law Section Council Custody Subcommittee, 2002-2003
  
  Kane County Bar Association
  -Chair, Family Law Committee, 2008-2009
  
  Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
  
  American Bar Association
  
  DuPage County Bar Association
  
  Illinois Family Support Enforcement Association
  
  America Trial Lawyers Association, Past Member

• Super Lawyers, 2019 - Present
  
  Best Lawyers, Best Law Firms, 2019
  
  Elite Lawyer, Founding Member, 2019 - Present
  
  Distinguished BV Rating, Martindale-Hubbell, 2013-2014, 2022
  
  Leading Lawyers, Leading Lawyer, 2012 - Present
  
  Leading West Suburban Lawyers, Leading Lawyers Network, 2013-2018
  
  10.0 Superb Rating, Avvo

• Shaw Sanders, P.C. Family Law Articles

  Shaw Sanders, P.C. Press Releases

  Maintenance Review: Jurisdiction, Procedure, Statutory Standards and Factors, Strategies for Family Law in Illinois, Aspatore Publication (Thompson Reuters), 2015 Edition

  Chapter One, Illinois State Bar Association Family Law Handbook, Author, 1995 and 2011

  
  

  The Family Law Lawyer Column, Kane County Bar Association Brief

  -Maintenance: 'Til Death do us Part?

  -Dissipation: When Does it Begin to Begin?

  -Maintenance: Payable upon Death? Tax-free?

  -Does More Parenting Time Justify Less Child Support?

  -Commingling Non-Marital and Marital Property: Reimbursement for Contributions?

  -Ever Read the Mental Health and Development Disabilities Confidentiality Act?

  -Are Vacation Days Marital Property?

  -UIFSA: Modifying Out of State Child SupportInterest on Unpaid Child Support: Mandatory?

  -Holiday Stress and Family Law

  
  

  Family Law Newsletter, Illinois State Bar Association

  -An Introductory Overview of Jurisdictional Requirements under the IMDMA and UCCJA

  -Supreme Court Interprets Dissipation

  -Pre-nuptial Agreements

  -Interpreting "Prior Obligations"

  -Transfer of Marital Residence Found Fraudulent by Bankruptcy Court

  
  

  Finances Important to Many Post-Recession Couples, Daily Chronicle, Feature Story, July 2014

  Case Study: Plano Dad's Child Support Payment Problems a Family Affair, Aurora Beacon News, Feature Story, June 2014

  Forming Families: St. Charles Adoption Attorney Shares His Story of Bringing Families Together, Kane County Magazine, Feature Story, November 2011

  Family Law Seminars, Kane County Bar Association, 1988-2011

  Negotiating/Drafting Maintenance Provisions, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, June 22, 2007

  Commingled and Transmuted Property, Chicago, Illinois, September 21, 2006

  Evidence: Turning a Witness, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 9, 2005

  Ethical Dilemmas for the Family Law Practitioner, Bloomington, Illinois, March 1, 2004

  Custody Changes: What are Your Odds?, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 15, 2003

  Hot Tips for Custody Litigation, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, June 21, 2000

  Ethical Problems of the Divorce Practice, Peoria, Illinois, October 12, 1994

  Organizing a Small Divorce Office: The Business of Law (panel discussion), Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, June 25, 1993

  Custody Evaluations under Illinois Supreme Court Rule 215 (a) and (d) and IMDMA 604 and 605, Chicago, Illinois, December 4, 1992

  Jurisdiction, St. Louis, Missouri, June 28, 1991

  Child Support, Panelist, Springfield, Illinois

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Are vacation days marital property?  (2016-02-29 18:08:17)
The first property issue in dissolution of marriage cases is the identification and classification of property.