“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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Divorces take a while to get finished. Even when a divorce is finished, a divorce’s orders can be modified in perpetuity. Almost all actions before the court before a divorce is finalized or after a
It is not usual to take issue with a judge’s decision during or after an Illinois divorce. That same judge (or their predecessor) will not be pleased when you ask that the court to reverse
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The people that know you best are also the people that can hurt you the most. While abusive behavior between divorced parties is common, divorced people can do things even more insidious and sinister to
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People who get divorced both know each other and hate each other. The clever soon-to-be divorcee will enjoy putting a clause in their Marital Settlement Agreement which they know their soon-to-be former spouse cannot resist
Petitions for orders of protection can be heard with only one person’s testimony. Furthermore, the standard of proof to grant an order of protection can be absurdly low, as only “abuse” in almost any form,
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