Judicial Admissions In An Illinois Divorce
Because of the portrayal of trials in movies, it is considered common for a witness to finally admit some horrible, damning fact in open court that resolves the case in its entirety (“You can’t handle
“If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.” – Albert Einstein.
Because of the portrayal of trials in movies, it is considered common for a witness to finally admit some horrible, damning fact in open court that resolves the case in its entirety (“You can’t handle
There is probably no more thankless job than being a Guardian Ad Litem (GAL) in an Illinois divorce. “A GAL is the ‘eyes and ears’ of the court.” In re Marriage of Wycoff, 266 Ill.
Almost anything is allowed to be asked in a deposition. You could ask a deponent “what color underwear are you wearing?” There are no questions provided for the deposition provided in advance. Everything is a
Depositions are powerful. In a deposition, the opposing counsel can ask a person any kind of question under oath with zero warning as to the substance of the questions with no one supervising the appropriateness
A divorce is a total breakdown of trust between two parties to a marriage. Because of that breakdown in trust, the parties to a divorce must verify information from third parties. The information in need
Discovery is the term for the process where litigants exchange required and requested documents in order to have all the necessary information to either settle or try their case. “The purposes of litigation are best
The point of a taking a divorce to an Illinois court is to resolve matters that the divorcing parties cannot agree upon. The Illinois divorce judge then provides equitable relief by ordering each party to
Illinois divorce law can be confusing. The most confusing element of the Illinois divorce process is probably the discovery process. Discovery is the “compulsory disclosure, at a party’s request, of information that relates to the
Your spouse has left the marital home…but their mail keeps arriving. What’s in those envelopes? Is it important? Is it secret? Can you open your spouse’s mail during an Illinois divorce? No. You cannot open
Has anyone really been surprised that they got a divorce? I don’t think so. Instead, couples facing divorce plan for months or years for their divorce. They organize their schedule around the kids. They build
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