Michael C. Craven

Publications 

• "How will this (cheating) affect my divorce case?"  Divorce Magazine, Summer/Fall 2010
• "Til death do us part, or sooner:  The family law attorney meets estate planning," Illinois State Bar Association's Family Law Newsletter, Vol. 52, No. 11 (June 2009)
  • Re-published in The Docket (Lake County, Illinois Bar Association), May, 2010, Vol. 17, No. 4, page 23
  • Re-published - Illinois State Bar Association's Elder Law Newsletter, October, 2009, Vol. 15, No. 2 
• "Corporations can pay child support too," Illinois state Bar Association - The Corporate Lawyer, Vol. 45, No. 12 (June 2009)
• "The Spousal Remainder Trust - A Modern Income Shifting Device," Chicago Bar Association - YLS Journal, Vol. 15, No. 1 (1985)

Presentations

• "Is It a Trend, Grandparents Raising Grandchildren?" Continuity of Care-Chicago Region, May 3, 2011
• "Business Valuation, Financial and Tax Issues in Divorce 2011," produced cooperatively by Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, UHY Advisors, and the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Illinois Chapter.  Topic - "Planning Prevents Pitfalls:  Do's & Don'ts for Financial Expert Cross Examinations."  Upcoming- January 17, 2011 (Co-Presenters:  Honorable Edward R. Jordan, Anita M. Ventrelli, and James M. Kazmier)
• "Ethical & Legal Issues in Divorce," National Association of Social Workers, Illinois Chapter, November 12, 2010 (Co-Presenter:  Carol S. Goldbaum, PhD, LCSW)
• "Resolving Complex Parenting Disputes," Shared Parenting Support Group, September 30, 2010
• "Family Law Essentials-Health Insurance for Children and Related Issues," Illinois State Bar Association, December 2009 
• "Know Your Finances-Beyond the Basics," Divorce University sponsored by The Lilac Tree, November 2009 
• "The Estate Planner Meets the Family Law Practitioner-A Fortuitous Union," The Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education's 52^nd Annual Estate Planning Short Course, April 2009, Champaign, Illinois and May 2009, Chicago, Illinois 
• "Resolving Family Law Issues:  The Danger of Boiler Plate Language in Marital Settlement Agreements," Illinois State Bar Association, March 2009, Fairview Heights, Illinois and March 2009, Chicago, Illinois 
• "The Nuts and Bolts of Divorce:  Legal and Financial," The Lilac Tree, January 2009 
• "Asset Protection in Divorce Cases," Chicago Bar Association-Asset Protection Committee, June 2008 
• "Getting Paid & Getting Visitation:  Successful Fee Agreements," Illinois State Bar Association, April 2008, Collinsville, Illinois and April 2008, Chicago, Illinois 
• "Computer Spying on Spouses," North Suburban Bar Association, November 2007 
• "Family Law Issues Affecting the Elderly," Chicago Department on Aging-Provider Council, June 1995 
• "Special Problems Facing Older Adults in a Divorce," Chicago Bar Association-Elder Law Committee, February 1994 
• "Divorce Law Basic," The Chicago Public Library/Chicago Bar Association 
• "Divorce-Know Your Rights," Oakton Community College and The Discovery Center, 1992-1998

Media

• Interviewed and quoted in the December 15, 2010 (Vol. 156, No. 244) Chicago Daily Law Bulletin; Article by Bethany Keajelis titled "Legal Community Prepares for Civil Unions in Illinois"
• Interviewed by Aging Info Radio November 4, 2010, "Grandparents' Rights in Illinois," co-guest Linette Kinchen, Executive Director of GRANDFamilies' Program of Chicago
• "Computer Spying:  The New Technologies Tracking Infidelity, Exposing Spousal Secrets & More," WGN Radio, November 2008
• Interview regarding a Chicago ordinance holding parents liable for children's actions, MSNBC Television, July 2008
• Interview and quote in article by Joshua Eisenberg titled:  "TheirSpace:  Do school officials have the right to see what your kids post online-and then punish them for it?  A cautionary tale of social networking and online privacy," North Shore Magazine, November 2008
• Quote in article by Kreiter & Tejeda:  "Attorney offers tips on making vows last," The Daily Herald, June 1995