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Apr 02, 2019
Nesting: A Way to Ease Children into the Inevitable Changes Caused by Divorce
Even if the decision to get divorced is in the best interests of you and your partner, ...
Jan 31, 2019
IICLE Family Law Flash Points - February 2019
1. Second District holds the trial court entered a judgment of dissolution that did not ...
Dec 01, 2018
IICLE Family Law Flash Points - December 2018
1. New tax law eliminates maintenance deduction beginning in January 2019. Beginning ...
Oct 01, 2018
IICLE Family Law Flash Points - October 2018
1. Judgment for dissolution vacated due to trial court recusing itself, subsequently ...
Aug 02, 2018
The Battle Over Frozen Embryos
In a world of constantly changing and improving technology, more and more couples are ...
Mar 04, 2019
IICLE Family Law Flash Points - March 2019
1.Illinois Supreme Court reverses Appellate Court and upholds trial court’s ruling to ...
Jan 20, 2019
When CEOs Divorce
The CEO of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, certainly did not keep divorcing his wife, MacKenzie, a ...
Nov 01, 2018
IICLE Family Law Flash Points - November 2018
1.Petition for Declaratory Judgment allowed to proceed even when underlying Petition for ...
Sep 02, 2018
IICLE Family Law Flash Points - September 2018
1. Husband not permitted to amend counter-petition for legal separation to include law ...
Aug 01, 2018
IICLE Family Law Flash Points - August 2018
1. Petitioner in an Order of Protection case properly allowed to testify to facts not ...
Feb 11, 2019
Love is in the Air!
Valentine’s Day, celebrated annually on February 14, is recognized as a significant ...
Jan 01, 2019
IICLE Family Law Flash Points - January 2019
1.Former counsel is not a party to a divorce action, and therefore there is no authority ...
Oct 04, 2018
U.S. to Deny Visas to Unmarried Same-Sex Partners of Diplomats
On October 3, 2018, the US State Department released a bulletin announcing that, ...
Aug 13, 2018
Back to School Planning Tips for Divorced Parents
Television commercials have started advertising the “hottest fashions” for Fall. Every ...
Jul 30, 2018
Good News For Collaborative Process in Illinois
Effective July 1, 2018, the Illinois Supreme Court, issued New Rule 294 that directly ...