In Chicago, Illinois, to obtain a reduction in his or her child-support obligation, a parent must prove that there has been a substantial change in circumstances since the entry of the prior support order. 750 ILCS 5/510(a)(1). The first step is to analyze your own income, has it changed from the date that the order…
In a Chicago, Illinois divorce, all property held by either of the two parties (or both) is either marital property or non-marital property. Marital property is divisible in the divorce proceedings while non-marital property stays with the person in possession or title of that property. The short rule of thumb is that if either party…
Effective July 1, 2017, courts in the State of Illinois implemented changes to how child support is to be calculated. Going forward, child support obligations will be calculated using something called the “Income Shares Method”. The formula no longer uses a straight percentage to calculate income. Instead, it calculates child support incorporating both the non-custodial…
I only practice Family Law and I only practice in Chicago, Cook County, IL. Specifically, I will only handle cases in the Richard J. Daley Center at 50 W. Washington, Chicago, Illinois. This is the largest court building in the world. Tens of thousands of family law cases are processed in the Richard J. Daley…
It depends on the time frame. In Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, If the divorce was entered in the last 30 days, you can file a Motion To Vacate under section 2-1301. Under this section the court can vacate “set aside any final order or judgment upon any terms and conditions that shall be reasonable.” This…
One of the key functions of a divorce is the division of property acquired during the course of a marriage. Illinois is an ‘equitable division’ state, meaning the courts are inclined to divide all marital property equitably. This can be either 50/50, 60/40, or another ratio based on what the court determines to be equitable.…
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”. As of January 1, 2016, the Illinois state legislature changed all the terminology presumably so that parents would no longer feel unequal with emotionally charged terms…
