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Mar 10, 2016
US Supreme Court Upholds Adoption Rights
As an adoptive parent, I could not be more pleased to read the outcome of the case of V.L ...
Feb 01, 2016
IICLE Family Law Flash Points - February 2016
1. Earned retainer fees of $60,000 disgorged under the leveling of the playing field ...
Dec 01, 2015
Top Ten Family Law Flash Points of 2015
1. New Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act and Parentage Act to take effect ...
Nov 01, 2015
IICLE Family Law Flash Points - November 2015
1. Despite a relationship for seven years, a biological mother’s former same sex partner ...
Sep 01, 2015
IICLE Family Law Flash Points - September 2015
1. Although judgment for dissolution of marriage modified the parties’ marital settlement ...
Mar 01, 2016
IICLE Family Law Flash Points - March 2016
1. Trial court’s $196,250 valuation of a family business that managed investment accounts ...
Jan 19, 2016
In a Divorce, Illinois Courts Have No Authority to Order Pet “Visitation”
Americans love their pets. Recent studies estimate that roughly 78 million dogs and 86 ...
Nov 16, 2015
It’s So Simple. How Long Can It Possibly Take and How Much Can It Possibly Cost?
There are two questions that every family law attorney is asked by most clients.The first ...
Oct 01, 2015
IICLE Family Law Flash Points - October 2015
1. Child support calculation which did not give credit for Social Security dependent ...
Aug 28, 2015
The Financial Cost of Infidelity in Divorce
Earlier this month, the Ashley Madison customer list hack story unfolded like a ...
Feb 11, 2016
For Better or For Worse
Spouses contemplating divorce often factor into their decision as to whether or not they ...
Jan 01, 2016
IICLE Family Law Flash Points - January 2016
1. Ex-wife entitled to enforce provision in judgment dividing ex-husband’s pension after ...
Nov 02, 2015
Divorcing Parties’ Guide to Recent Changes to IMDMA regarding College Expenses
Governor Rauner has signed P.A. 99-90, rewriting the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of ...
Oct 01, 2015
Where has all the litigation gone?
As I sit in a mediation seminar and consider the wide variety of Alternative Dispute ...
Aug 03, 2015
The Heart Wants What the Heart Wants….Or Does It?
Illinois recently passed a law that eliminates lawsuits called "Heart Balm Actions" which ...