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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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Divorce law is funny in Illinois. We say “dissolution of marriage” instead of “divorce,” we say “maintenance” instead of “alimony,” and we say “body attachment” instead of “an order for arrest.” A body attachment is a big deal! A body attachment is an Illinois court saying, “if you don’t follow our rules, we will lock
Parenting children is not easy. Parenting children is even harder when you’re not parenting in the same household as the other parent. The shuttling back and forth of children to two different homes is hard on everyone involved. Children are by definition immature and cannot make decisions for themselves but that doesn’t mean children don’t
Divorces are heated. Often, parents don’t agree on how to raise their children. Sometimes, parents, their relatives, and/or friends can even believe a child is in danger to the point where they call the authorities. In Illinois, the Department of Children And Family Services (DCFS) is responsible for investigating the possible endangerment of a child.
When you are married to someone you have a lot of mutual responsibilities to each other. It is up to you both to resolve those responsibilities. If you cannot resolve your mutual responsibilities, you file for divorce and, in Illinois, the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act outlines what happens as you dissolve your
People get married all over the world and then come to Illinois to live. Often, along the way, those same people try to get divorced. So, if you’re married in a foreign country, can you get divorced in Illinois? How do foreign marriages get treated under Illinois divorce law? Firstly, you do not have to
A marriage with a homemaker is often a symbiotic relationship where everyone is happier for it…until they’re not. After a divorce, there can be no further cooperation. The homemaker either has to get a job, request alimony, child support and/or a greater share of marital assets. During an Illinois divorce, stay at home parents, homemakers
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