SBM Law Office, LLC

Ryan C. Schnack Attorney at Law is a family law practice based in Quincy, Illinois — the county seat of Adams County and the largest city on the Illinois side of the Mississippi River. Attorney Ryan Schnack provides experienced divorce and family law representation to clients throughout Adams County and the surrounding western Illinois river communities, offering direct, personalized counsel in all matters of Illinois dissolution and domestic relations law. Quincy's historic character as a Mississippi River city — with a rich architectural heritage and agricultural economy — gives the community a distinctive identity in western Illinois. Attorney Schnack serves clients from diverse backgrounds in this community, with experience in handling the range of financial circumstances that characterize marital estates in this part of the state, from farm property and equipment to business interests and retirement accounts. The firm handles Illinois dissolution of marriage proceedings under 750 ILCS 5, including equitable property division, maintenance analysis, allocation of parental responsibilities and parenting time under Illinois's 2016 IMDMA reform, and child support calculations. Attorney Schnack helps clients understand Illinois's maintenance guidelines and the statutory formula that applies to marriages of fewer than 20 years, as well as the factors courts weigh when establishing maintenance for longer marriages or atypical financial situations. Ryan C. Schnack Attorney at Law serves clients throughout Adams County and the surrounding western Illinois region, including Pike County, Brown County, Hancock County, and McDonough County.