Russell Knight
The right to see your children is fundamental to the entire Illinois family law system. That being said, some parents just don’t feel their children are safe when the children are with the other parent. How can we balance the…
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Child support in Illinois is always owed from one parent to another when they are no longer parenting together or haven’t come to some kind of agreement that waives child support. When does the obligation of child support begin and…
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Smoking cigarettes is less and less common today…but 15% of Illinois’ population still smokes cigarettes, pipes, cigars and other forms of tobacco. No one wants their kids to smoke cigarettes or even be exposed to secondhand smoke but people who…
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Everyone knows that you split the assets in a divorce but people rarely consider that you also have to split up the debts. Usually debts are associated with an asset like a house and a car so whoever keeps the…
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In America, almost everyone is expected to work. A person who doesn’t work will have find that their lack of employment has massive implications if they get divorced. The Illinois family law courts recognize that there is a big difference…
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Child support orders get entered in Illinois when two parents divorce or establish paternity. As the years go by, each parent will make more or less money and the needs of the child will change with time. How does child…
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Child support is money to help support the care and raising of a child. In Illinois, when does a child stop being a child and therefore stop needing support? What is a parent’s duty to a child as the child…
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Our culture is full of references to different types of child custody; sole custody, joint custody. legal custody, physical custody among others. In Illinois is child custody really something that you can fit into a box and label so cleanly?…
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Once you have 50/50 joint physical custody of your kids after an Illinois divorce and paternity action, you’re not likely to ever change your schedule. Still, life will come at you with changes like new work schedules, new spouses and…
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A divorce is not something most people are proud of much less something they want to advertise. People want to keep their private life…private. Yet, a divorce is a public record. Also, the two parties to a divorce must disclose…
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