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Effective July 1, 2017, courts in the State of Illinois implemented changes to how child support is to be calculated. Child support obligations will be calculated using “Income Shares Method”.
Maintenance is a monetary sum paid by one spouse for the benefit of the other spouse upon separation or the dissolution of marriage; also called “alimony” or “spousal support.”
For years, Illinois statutes referred to decision making for the children of separated parents as “custody” and the time spent with the children by the non-primary parent as “visitation”.
One of the key functions of a divorce is the division of property acquired during the course of a marriage.
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Your wedding vows probably included the words “until death do us part.” Even if you get divorced, your relationship with your ex-spouse may not truly end until one of you dies. If you’re working with a divorce lawyer in Chicago, it’s also important to understand what divorce can mean for your estate plan. What is
If you’re in the middle of a divorce in Chicago, Illinois, then you know that nothing lasts forever. This may even include the relationship you have with your divorce lawyer. When you or your divorce attorney in Chicago decides to terminate your professional attorney/client relationship, your divorce lawyer must file a motion to withdraw as
Looking into divorce in Chicago means learning the specific Illinois laws that govern the process, often with the help of a divorce attorney in Chicago. Divorce in Chicago is governed by a series of rules: The Illinois Compiled Statutes, the Illinois Supreme Court Rules, the Cook County Court Rules, case law, and the standing order
In America, you have the right to own a gun… under certain conditions based on local, state, and federal law. Once you get divorced, or start the divorce process, the conditions of your gun ownership gain an additional layer: the clauses of your divorce decree. A divorce lawyer in Chicago can help you understand how
36% of people nationwide rent their homes instead of owning them. In Chicago, the percentage of renters is even higher at 51.5% of people being renters. So, while we know houses get divided in a divorce, what happens to renters when getting a divorce in Illinois? Who Keeps The Rented House In An Illinois Divorce?
When faced with divorce, there are lots of big financial questions like “who gets the house” and “how much alimony will I get?” In addition to the big issues, there is the entire lifetime of items that a couple will have accumulated over the years. What happens to all these household and personal items during