“If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.” – Albert Einstein.
Whether you had an Illinois divorce with a child or you had an Illinois parentage case, if your ex owes you child support it is presumed that an order was entered in an Illinois court requiring him or her to pay child support. If the other parent has not paid child support pursuant to that
Two spouses are an economic unit…even as they divorce. The costs of the divorce is just another marital expense that both spouses are responsible for. While one spouse may be reluctant to pay the other spouse anything in a divorce they will be loathe to pay their spouse’s attorney. Therefore, almost all requests that a
Children are a part of a family and their voices can be used to influence the eventual structure of that family after the divorce. Yet, it isn’t always certain that children will or will not testify in a Chicago, Illinois divorce proceeding. In Chicago, Illinois, parents, children and the court system in general are loathe
This situation is extremely common for Chicago’s firemen, police, and hospital workers. Typically, some kind of letter is required from your employer outlining the conditions of your employment including the scheduling arrangement. If your schedule is truly in constant flux, most parenting agreements include a notice provision to accommodate parenting time for the parent with
Child support is always modifiable. Once a child support payor understands that the next question is always “How can I reduce my child support?” 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
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
Maybe your child has your last name and now you want to give your child the father’s (biological or not) last name. You are going to need to know how to change a child’s last name in Chicago, Illinois. When changing anyone’s name in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois you must proceed under statute 735 ILCS
A child’s schedule and yours will change dramatically as the child grows older and your life condition changes. You will need to know how you can change your parenting time or visitation in Chicago, Illinois. If there is no previous Cook County court order you can file a Motion To Enter an Allocation of Parenting
In Islam, a mahr (also transliterated mehir, mehr, meher, mehrieh or mahriyeh) is a mandatory payment, in the form of money or possessions paid or promised to pay by the groom, or by groom’s father, to the bride at the time of marriage, that legally becomes her property. While the mahr is often money, it can also be anything agreed upon by the
***Update*** Since the corona virus crisis courts have switched from in-person hearings to doing everything remotely via Zoom. I will now practice anywhere in Illinois (or Florida) so long as remote hearings are the standard. I only practice Family Law and I only practice in Chicago, Cook County, IL. Specifically, I will only handle cases