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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 14, 2014
Citizenship Registration for Foreign Born Children
American citizens often spend time overseas for job assignments, military deployments ...
Jan 06, 2014
Utah Petitions the United States Supreme Court to Stay Gay Marriages After a Federal Court Strikes Down its Ban as Unconstitutional
The recently-concluded holiday season found parties on both sides of the marriage ...
Dec 30, 2013
North Dakota Attorney General Issues Legal Opinion That a Man in a Same-Sex Marriage May Marry a Woman
A man who was validly married to another man in a state that recognizes same-sex ...
Dec 01, 2013
IICLE Family Law Flash Points - December 2013
1. Trial court reversed for not considering husband’s nontaxable social security payments ...
Jan 21, 2014
Dissolved But Not Done: Bifurcated Judgments
“Client A”met with her attorneys for the first time less than one year before she passed ...
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 ...
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 ...
Dec 12, 2013
“Egg Agents” Create a New and Booming Industry
We know the role talent agents perform in the entertainment industry: they match their ...
Nov 27, 2013
Giving Thanks for Family Caregivers
As families across our Nation gather to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday, it is fitting ...
Jan 16, 2014
The Federal Government Recognizes the Validity of Utah Same-Sex Marriages
Within the past month, the eyes of the nation have focused on developments in Utah ...
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 ...
Jan 01, 2014
IICLE Family Law Flash Points - January 2014
1. Illinois Supreme Court grants PLA in In re the Marriage of Turk. We previously ...
Dec 09, 2013
Olympic Skier’s Cross-Country Custody Battle Has Potential to Create Nationwide Precedent
The nine-month-old infant named Nate was brought into a New York courtroom, cradled in ...
Nov 26, 2013
Recent Report Reveals that Billions in Child Support Go Unpaid
A recent report issued by the U.S. Census Bureau revealed startling statistics regarding ...