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Child Support

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”.

Alimony

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.”

Parenting Time

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”.

Division of Marital Assets

One of the key functions of a divorce is the division of property acquired during the course of a marriage.

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Cars and divorce in Illinois
Divorce
Russell Knight

Cars, Trucks and Motorcycles In An Illinois Divorce

An average person’s assets are usually relatively simple.  The average person may own a house, the average person might have a retirement account but the average person almost certainly owns some kind of automobile. So, what happens to a car, truck or motorcycle in an Illinois divorce? Is An Automobile Marital Property In An Illinois

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Divorce
Russell Knight

Can I Get My Husband Or Wife Deported?

As a Chicago divorce attorney who speaks three languages, the issues of immigration and divorce intersect constantly. Understandably upset, clients believe they can solve all of their problems by having their immigrant spouse deported as well as divorced. The reality is that it is extremely difficult to get the Department of Homeland Security to act

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divorce arrest illinois
Child Support
Russell Knight

Body Attachments In An Illinois Divorce Court

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

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Children's decisions and divorce
Allocation of Parenting Time
Russell Knight

At What Age Can A Child Choose Not To Visit The Non-Custodial Parent In Illinois?

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

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False Allegation to Illinois DCFS
Divorce
Russell Knight

False Reports To DCFS In Illinois

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.

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Business partners including themselves in an Illinois divorce
Divorce
Russell Knight

Fiduciary Duty And Divorce In Illinois

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

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