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Paul G. Chiligiris Attorney at Law is a family law practice based in Decatur, Illinois — the county seat of Macon County in central Illinois. Attorney Paul Chiligiris provides experienced divorce and family law representation to clients throughout Macon County and the surrounding central Illinois communities, offering direct, personalized legal counsel in all matters of marriage dissolution and domestic relations. Decatur is an important industrial and agricultural processing city in central Illinois, home to major employers in grain processing, manufacturing, and healthcare. The diverse economic base of the Decatur community means Attorney Chiligiris serves clients across a wide range of financial circumstances, from working-class families to professionals with complex marital estates involving business interests and substantial retirement accounts. The firm handles Illinois dissolution of marriage proceedings under 750 ILCS 5, including equitable distribution of marital property, maintenance analysis and negotiation, allocation of parental responsibilities, parenting time schedules, and child support under Illinois's income shares model. Attorney Chiligiris helps clients understand Illinois's guidelines for maintenance (the statutory formula applicable to marriages under 20 years) and how courts determine maintenance in longer marriages or complex financial situations that warrant deviation from the guidelines. Paul G. Chiligiris Attorney at Law serves clients throughout Macon County and the surrounding region, including Moultrie County, Sangamon County, DeWitt County, and Piatt County.