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Feb 11, 2015
Infidelity
Marital infidelity is common and much has been written on the subject. Recently, the Wall ...
Jan 01, 2015
IICLE Family Law Flash Points - January 2015
1. Section 2-1401 claim allowed to go forward due to potential nondisclosure of a marital ...
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 ...
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 ...
Feb 01, 2015
IICLE Family Law Flash Points - February 2015
1. Domestic partner allowed to pursue claims of partition, unjust enrichment, and ...
Dec 19, 2014
Chicago Works to Improve Response to Domestic Violence Cases
The spotlight on efforts to combat domestic violence continues to shine on groundbreaking ...
Nov 01, 2014
IICLE Family Law Flash Points - November 2014
1. Husband did not transmute his nonmarital inheritance into marital property by ...
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 ...
Mar 01, 2015
IICLE Family Law Flash Points - March 2015
1. Supreme Court finds issue of whether an interim parenting order was an injunction ...
Jan 06, 2015
Private Conversations Protected Under New Illinois Eavesdropping Law
On December 30, 2014, Gov. Quinn approved new rules regarding how private ...
Dec 01, 2014
Top Ten Family Law Flash Points of 2014
1. Illinois Supreme Court holds that the omission of a payor’s social security number ...
Oct 13, 2014
Domestic Violence Awareness Month: Remedies Available to Illinois Victims
The statistics are extremely troubling, and here are only a few. Nationally, every 9 ...
Oct 01, 2014
IICLE Family Law Flash Points - October 2014
1. Preponderance of evidence standard is applicable in removal cases. In a parentage ...