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In an Illinois divorce or custody fight, parents often fight for more time with their children. The parents may want more time with their children
Divorce is contentious. Often, divorce so contentious that one party to the divorce requests that the other party no longer contact or communicate with them via an order of protection. There are two types of
On the TV show “Columbo”, the detective and show’s namesake would shuffle around after his initial inquiry, finally say “one more thing…” and then get his final point in…whereupon the case would be solved. Columbo
Divorce is expensive. Even starting to get divorced is expensive. In Cook County, Illinois you are required to pay $ 388 to file a Petition For Dissolution Of Marriage. On the other side, in Cook
Whenever a celebrity’s child support amount is announced in the news, the child support always seems absurdly high. Kelly Clarkson pays her ex-husband $ 45,601 in child support. Nick Cannon pays $2.2 million dollars a
Kids do dumb stuff. Sometimes the consequences of a child’s poor decision are so bad that a parent becomes liable for their child’s actions in Illinois. Illinois law acknowledges that parents have a responsibility to
Divorces with children involve multiple parties: two parents and the children they birthed or adopted. The children in a family are affected by their parents’ actions. The children can seek justice in the courts just
Curfew is “[a] regulation that forbids people (or certain classes of them, such as minors) from being outdoors or in vehicles at certain hours.” Black’s Law Dictionary (11th ed. 2019) Like my mother always said, “Nothing good
People move a lot of money around during an Illinois divorce. Sometimes, parties to a divorce even move real estate around. It is not uncommon for a divorce litigant to suddenly sell real estate to
There are very few contested facts in an Illinois divorce. In fact, there are really only two sets of facts that matter, financially, in an Illinois divorce: the parties’ respective incomes and what assets will
Illinois divorce law is peppered with phrases that you kind-of/sort-of think you might already understand. “No-Fault Divorce” is one of those legal terms where you presume it means that neither spouse needs to show adultery,
Getting an order of protection in Illinois is not difficult. “A petition for an order of protection may be filed only: (i) by a person who has been abused by a family or household member” 750
Divorce is rarely a surprise. A person anticipating divorce will contemplate how their net worth will likely be reduced by half at the end of the divorce process. This potential loss of assets via divorce
When child support order is entered in Illinois, that order is either written on a self-composed order by child support receiver (or their attorney) or that child support order is the county’s Uniform Order For
If you are asking if you can change, fire or be done with your current Guardian Ad Litem or Child Representative in your Illinois divorce you already know exactly what a Guardian Ad Litem or
A divorce with children often provokes selfless feelings by the parents. “So long as the kids are okay,” can quickly turn into, “So long as the kids get everything.” Parents can find themselves transferring marital
The wishes of a minor child are both the most important thing and the least important thing in an Illinois child custody dispute. A judge has told me, “A child gets a voice but not
The more money you make, the more you realize that there is the price you pay for things…and the price you pay for things after taxes. The taxability (or lack thereof) of maintenance (formerly known
To the non-lawyer, litigation looks a lot like homework. In divorce litigation, you prepare paperwork, submit it to the judge, the judge reads the paperwork and then says “good job” or “sorry, I don’t agree.”
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