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Apr 18, 2011
“Net Income” for Child Support Purposes
A common sense approach to the trend in Illinois lawA frequent question for family law ...
Feb 17, 2011
Tax Filing or Fooling: Review Your Spouse’s Tax Forms
Among the annual rites of spring is the filing of your income tax return. In the majority ...
Dec 22, 2010
Unique Jurisdictional Issues in Multi-State Child Support Modification Cases
In a case of first impression, the Illinois Appellate Court has now decided where a child ...
Nov 09, 2010
Living Together While Going Through a Divorce
People tend to assume that once a Petition for Dissolution of Marriage is filed, one of ...
Oct 21, 2010
Not All Divorces Have to End Up in Court
In my almost 28 years on the bench — most of which I spent presiding over family matters ...
Mar 17, 2011
Retaining Your Non Marital Property After Divorce
Most people contemplating or going through a divorce are looking to retain as much of ...
Jan 24, 2011
How to Avoid Financial Distress in Divorce
Intoday’s economic environment, it is a very difficult decision to opt for a divorce and ...
Dec 08, 2010
Divorce Among Professional Women
A recent post titled “Women Breadwinners More Likely To Divorce” cited a new 25-year ...
Nov 03, 2010
Grandparents’ Visitation Rights in Illinois
In the past 25 years, few areas of family law have changed more dramatically than ...
Oct 04, 2010
Practical Tips For Divorced Parents: Traveling With Children
Traveling with children is a rewarding, although often stressful, endeavor. In today’s ...
Mar 01, 2011
Obligations of a Reviewable Maintenance Recipient
Upon divorce, courts in Illinois typically award one of three types of maintenance to a ...
Jan 11, 2011
Protect Your Child’s College Savings
Litigants in a contested divorce often find that there are precious few matters on which ...
Dec 03, 2010
Recent Appellate Court Ruling Clarifies Residency Requirements for International Custody Disputes
It is not uncommon for one or both parents to move from the state or country where their ...
Oct 29, 2010
Five Factors the Court Considers When Relocating Out of State With Children
Commuter marriages and removal cases are on the rise because of unemployment and job ...
Sep 29, 2010
Breaking Law in Illinois: Social Security Income Not Exempt from Payment of College Expenses
The Second District Appellate Court recently found that social security disability income ...