Contested Divorce

Protect Your Rights  

During divorce, it is often difficult for you and your spouse to agree on anything. A divorce is a lawsuit where one spouse sues the other for not just a divorce, but also for distribution of marital property, debt, child support, and maintenance (formerly known as alimony).

Your contested divorce can either be settled in a friendly way, or in the court. If settled in the court, the judge will decide what’s fair on all of these questions - marital property, debt, child support, and maintenance. A contested divorce can be long, stressful, and expensive.

The law is only the starting point in a contested divorce.  You want the judge to agree with you. Facts need to be obtained and evidence needs to be properly presented in order to make the most effective argument to succeed in court.

When a divorce is contested you need a strong advocate in your corner who knows how to properly make and effectively present an argument, and more importantly, how to lay the foundation for the argument.

Rafael Albarran is no stranger to contested matters and has the knowledge, will, and ability to give you the proper representation in your contested divorce. He is no stranger to the courtroom and is at home presenting evidence and questioning witnesses during contested proceedings.

Rafael Albarran believes in giving you honest representation and not just pushing your case as hard as he can but also ensuring that you understand the ups and downs that come with litigating a contested divorce by giving you sound and honest advice and counsel.

I strongly believe in service to my community. I spent nearly a decade in the United States Marine Corps from December 1997 to June 2005. I supervised and commanded an 81mm Mortar Section during Operation Iraqi Freedom. I also led a team of Marines on various counter-insurgency operations and missions. I achieved the rank of Sergeant with numerous awards.

After my military service, I continued serving my local community as a Police Officer with the City of Palos Hills until May of 2011. 

As an attorney I am committed to representing my clients to the best of my ability to help them attain a just result in family law cases.

I take a very personal approach to each of my client’s cases. I personally help my client to understand the legal technicalities, processes, and procedures of the court system.

My passion for law stems from my desire to serve my community and to defend those in need. I graduated from Loyola University of Chicago School of Law with my JD degree in May 2014. I made the Dean’s List four out of six semesters and was selected for Loyola’s civil mock trial team. While in law school, I served with the public defender in the juvenile justice division, where I attained practical litigation experience and tried 13 cases to verdict. This gave me real world trial experience even prior to graduating law school. 

I obtained a Baccalaureate of Arts in History at Northern Illinois University in December 2001. I also hold an Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts from Moraine Valley Community College.

I have been practicing law since February 2015. I’m fluent in Spanish. I love spending time with friends and family, watching movies, running/weightlifting, working out and always improving my marksmanship.