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Feb 11, 2015
Infidelity
Marital infidelity is common and much has been written on the subject. Recently, the Wall ...
Oct 05, 2014
How You Benefit From a Collaborative Divorce and Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Collaborative Lawyer
Before you choose the proper lawyer for yourself, you need to look at how one defines a ...
Apr 29, 2014
Special Considerations for Special Needs Children During Divorce
Each year, approximately 6,000 children born in the U.S. have Down Syndrome, [1]as many ...
Mar 24, 2014
Eavesdropping in Illinois No Longer a Crime? That is Correct, For the Time Being.
The Illinois Supreme Court just unanimously ruled the Illinois eavesdropping law ...
Jan 13, 2014
The Right of First Refusal: A Step Toward Less Headaches
Effective January 1, 2014, the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act was ...
Nov 16, 2014
A Guardian’s Standing to Request Authorization to File a Petition for Dissolution on Behalf of a Ward is Codified by the Illinois General Assembly
In March of last year, I authored a blog post, The Illinois Supreme Court Allows ...
Jul 31, 2014
Custody Awards to Stay at Home Fathers – Myth or Reality
Most people would like to believe that custody laws in Illinois are gender neutral. While ...
Mar 25, 2014
Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin Separate in “Conscious Uncoupling”
Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin announced this week that they are ending their 11 year ...
Feb 17, 2014
The Income Conundrum: What is and is not Income for Child Support Purposes?
Over the last several months, the Illinois Appellate Court has had numerous opportunities ...
Jan 08, 2014
The United States Supreme Court Grants Utah’s Application for Stay, Thereby Halting Same-Sex Marriages in that State
On January 6th, we reported on the pending application for a stay filed with the United ...
Oct 06, 2014
Going Through A Divorce? Plan For The Holidays Now With Your Children In Mind
Going through a divorce is difficult anytime, but especially when there are contested ...
Jul 22, 2014
A Major Blow to Obamacare? Depends on who you ask
In an odd twist, just hours apart, two Federal Appellate Courts came out with different ...
Mar 25, 2014
The Executive Divorce – 10 Strategies for Keeping It Private
Executives, such as self-employed presidents of closely held companies, the C suite (CEO, ...
Jan 30, 2014
IRA, Roth IRA, MyRA, What’s a MyRA?
On January 28th, in his fifth State of the Union Address, President Obama announced the ...
Jan 01, 2014
Options to Consider to Help Obtain Child Support Payments
We recently reported in an earlier blog entry that U.S. Census Bureau statistics showed ...