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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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A divorce in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois can take as little as two weeks and as long as three years. A divorce lawyer in Chicago can help you understand which issues may affect the timeline. It all depends on the circumstances, so let’s examine what can cause the divorce process to take longer. A Divorce
A high-net-worth divorce is not governed by special Illinois divorce laws. The Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act applies regardless of how much the marital estate is worth. The court still classifies property, assigns each spouse’s non-marital property to that spouse, divides marital property, determines maintenance, calculates child support, and enters a final judgment
People don’t always announce, “I want a divorce!” Sometimes, they just leave…and you never hear from them again. The other spouse’s life must go on and get in order so they will need a divorce from the spouse who abandoned them. So, what is abandonment in an Illinois divorce? When a spouse disappears or refuses to stay
A celebrity divorce is still a divorce. Illinois courts are not applying a special statute simply because a spouse is recognizable, followed online, or famous. The courts dissolve marriages, allocate parental responsibilities, determine child support, consider maintenance, and divide property under the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act just like any other ordinary case.
Thinking about divorce is common. Every married person has thought about divorce. Most married people have researched divorce (and stumbled on sites like this). But when it comes to filing for divorce, people are hesitant. Even if a person is ready to file for divorce, when is the best time to file for divorce? At the Law Office
Divorce law in Illinois is largely written for couples with two working adults who may have children. While Illinois divorce law does not explicitly address retirement and divorce, many relevant principles can be derived from the statutes and case law. Experienced Illinois divorce lawyer Russell D. Knight can help apply those principles so that your retirement
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