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“If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.” – Albert Einstein.

“The rules of court we have promulgated are not aspirational. They are not suggestions. They have the force of law, and the presumption must be that they will be obeyed and enforced as written.” Bright v. Dicke, 652 N.E.2d 275 (1995)

“[E]veryone is presumed to know the law and ignorance of the law excuses no one” Jones v. Board of Education of the City of Chicago, 2013 IL App (1st) 122437

Mere contentions, without argument or citation of authority, do not merit consideration…and are waived” First National Bank of LaGrange v. Lowrey, 375 Ill. App. 3d 181, 207, 872 N.E.2d 447, 473 (2007)

“If a party does not offer any argument or meaningful authority in support of an argument, the argument is forfeited. ” Abbinanti v. Presence Cent. & Suburban Hosps. Network, No. 2-21-0763, 8 (Ill. App. Ct. 2021)

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Judicial Admission vs. Evidentiary Admission in Illinois
Discovery

Judicial Admissions In An Illinois Divorce

Because of the portrayal of trials in movies, it is considered common for a witness to finally admit some horrible, damning fact in open court that resolves the case in its entirety (“You can’t handle

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Silver Bullet Divorce Strategy
Orders of Protection

Silver Bullet Divorce In Illinois

The internet is full of chatter about divorce. The latest buzzword in the internet divorce community is the “silver bullet divorce” A silver bullet divorce is a divorce that starts with an emergency order of

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What issues can be reserved in an Illinois divorce?
Divorce

Reserving Financial Issues In An Illinois Divorce

Divorce is unpleasant. Most people put off divorce issues…even during the divorce. In fact, financial issues can be reserved to be addressed later should the parties agree or the court determines that reserving a financial

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Breach of contract in an Illinois prenuptial agreement
Prenuptial Agreements

Breaching A Prenuptial Agreement In Illinois

In Illinois, a prenuptial agreement, also known as a premarital contract, is a contract between two soon-to-be-married people. “’Premarital agreement’ means an agreement between prospective spouses made in contemplation of marriage and to be effective

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Motion To Clarify In An Illinois Divorce
Illinois Law

Motions To Clarify In An Illinois Divorce

The point of going to court is to get orders. The parties are then bound by those orders. The future is then as predictable as the orders are clear. If the instructions on the court

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Evidence of negotiations in an Illinois divorce
Drafting Considerations

Parol Evidence And Divorce In Illinois

95% of divorces are finalized by agreement. Those agreements are memorialized by contracts between the parties called a Marital Settlement Agreement and/or an Allocation of Parenting Time and Parental Responsibilities. Divorce Agreements Are Contracts In

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What is judicial economy in an Illinois divorce?
Illinois Law

Judicial Economy In An Illinois Divorce Case

Lawyers love legal buzzwords. I know I do. Perhaps no buzzword is as frequently misused as “judicial economy” in Illinois’ divorce court proceedings. If you are ever in an Illinois divorce court and you hear

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Sanctioning a pro se litigant in Illinois
Appeals

Pro Se Litigants And Sanctions In An Illinois Divorce

Divorce lawyers are expensive. Divorce lawyers are expensive because the stakes are so high that expertise in the substantive law and those laws’ procedures are necessary in order to get a favorable outcome. The alternative

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Past due alimony in an Illinois divorce
Maintenance

Retroactive Maintenance In An Illinois Divorce

People who are married support each other. People who are divorced in Illinois end up supporting each other as well. Divorced people support each other via court order. “In a proceeding for dissolution of marriage…the

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Suing the other side for attorney's fees after an Illinois divorce
Attorney's Fees

Chose In Action In An Illinois Divorce

At the end of an Illinois divorce, the two divorced parties will have a variety of obligations to each other. A Marital Settlement Agreement may specify a transfer of deeds, car titles, support payments and

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