by Russell D. Knight | Sep 5, 2018 | Cook County Law, Divorce, Illinois Law
According to the law.com legal dictionary, a sanction is defined as “a financial penalty imposed by a judge on a party or attorney for violation of a court rule, for receiving a special waiver of a rule, or as a fine for contempt of court. If a fine, the sanction may...
by Russell D. Knight | Sep 5, 2018 | Cook County Law, Divorce, Family Law, Illinois Law
Short Answer Whatever the divorced parties agree to can be put in the final order or in subsequent orders. If you don’t agree as to declaring the children for tax purposes the judge will usually order an alternating schedule for declaring the child for tax...
by Russell D. Knight | Sep 3, 2018 | Cook County Law, Divorce, Illinois Law
Do I have to serve my husband or wife in my Chicago, Divorce? We’ve all seen the movies where a stranger nonchalantly hands a character some documents and quietly says, “You’ve been served.” The character then looks at the papers with surprise and is completely...
by Russell D. Knight | Jan 7, 2018 | Paternity
We all know that to find out if a child is yours or not is simply a matter of taking a DNA test. But how do you establish that legally in Illinois that you are not the father? Or, more formally, how do you deny paternity in Chicago, Illinois? The first step is to...
by Russell D. Knight | Dec 31, 2017 | Orders of Protection, Parenting Time
Orders of protection in Cook County can be obtained either through the criminal courts or through the civil courts. A criminal order of protection is obtained through the underlying crime (usually assault or battery). The state’s attorney should provide you...
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