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Sep 17, 2013

How to Protect Your Business in Case of Divorce

When you own a business, you think about protecting it from theft and natural disasters, ...
Sep 03, 2013

Helpful Advice for Jewish Families Confronting Divorce

All families going through a divorce, particularly in the early stages, confront a myriad ...
Aug 27, 2013

New Illinois Domestic Violence Laws

The statistics are startling. Domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women ...
Jul 29, 2013

Predicting the Court’s Decisions

The longer I practice and live through changes in the law, the more I see how hard it is ...
Jan 31, 2013

How Prenuptial Agreements Affect Your Divorce

Every marriage involves agreements, but a lot of couples forget that the agreements they ...
Sep 13, 2013

C Suite Divorces

Best Buy CEO Hubert Joly’s recent divorce received publicity this week. According to his ...
Sep 03, 2013

Baby Veronica: Is it Possible to Mediate the Impossible?

With court battles that have now spanned several years and with a young child at the ...
Aug 15, 2013

Lesbian Couple Seeks Spousal Immunity in Kentucky Murder Trial

Geneva Case and Bobbie Jo Clary, a lesbian couple in Kentucky, are seeking to invoke ...
Jun 27, 2013

The Nation’s Highest Court Speaks on the Issue of Marriage Equality

Waiting until the final day of its 2012-2013 Term, the United States Supreme Court issued ...
Mar 01, 2011

Obligations of a Reviewable Maintenance Recipient

Upon divorce, courts in Illinois typically award one of three types of maintenance to a ...
Sep 09, 2013

Adultery in Divorce Cases

The issue of adultery arises in many divorce cases. Sometimes, there has been a history ...
Aug 30, 2013

IRS Recognizes Same Sex Marriage for Federal Income Tax Purposes

As of September 16, 2013, through Revenue Ruling 2013-17, the Internal Revenue Service ...
Aug 05, 2013

Noteworthy Change to Income Withholding Notices for Support Obligations

The Illinois General Assembly passed Public Act 098-0081 effective July 15, 2013 to amend ...
Jun 19, 2013

Hard Cases Make Bad Law: Recent Trends in College Education Decisions

I recently read an article on the differences in how Illinois appellate courts are split ...
Jan 01, 1970

Co-Parenting Wins for Back to School

Discover effective strategies for navigating the back-to-school season as co-parents, ...

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