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Jul 01, 2018

Answers to Basic Questions About Divorce

If you are considering a divorce, you probably have a number of questions. This article ...
Apr 02, 2018

IICLE Family Law Flash Points, April 2018

1. Absence of precise Rule 304(a) language fatal to obtaining appellate ...
Feb 23, 2018

Impact of Market Volatility on Divorce Agreements

Following more than a year of stock market euphoria, February 2018 is thus far a month ...
Jan 03, 2018

Legal Fee Savvy

Everybody likes a good deal. At Schiller, DuCanto & Fleck, LLP, we take comfort using ...
Dec 04, 2017

Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Texas Same-Sex Benefits Case

The U.S. Supreme Court let a challenge go forward this week to Houston’s practice of ...
Jul 01, 2018

IICLE Family Law Flash Points - July 2018

1. Assets transferred to a series of irrevocable trusts during the marriage held to be ...
Mar 21, 2018

Bitcoin and Divorce

In Illinois, incident to resolving a divorce case, all assets and liabilities are ...
Feb 15, 2018

The Wedding is Off: Now What?

As we approach the end of February, we also approach the end of engagement season. ...
Jan 02, 2018

IICLE Family Law Flash Points, January 2018

1. Modification of parenting time granted, essentially denying relocation.Mother appealed ...
Nov 22, 2017

The House Passes Their Tax Reform Bill While The Senate Finance Committee Approves an Amended Version of Their Initial Proposal

On Thursday, November 16, 2017, the House passed their Tax Bill with a vote of 227-205. ...
Apr 30, 2018

IICLE Family Law Flash Points, May 2018

Trial court erred when it applied the law-of-the-case doctrine. In a post-judgment ...
Mar 03, 2018

IICLE Family Law Flash Points, March 2018

1. Trial court affirmed on denial of retroactive child support, award of retroactive ...
Feb 13, 2018

The Heart of the Collaborative Divorce Process

On January 1, 2018, the Uniform Collaborative Law Act (“UCLA”) was enacted in Illinois. ...
Dec 04, 2017

IICLE Top 10 Family Law Flash Points of 2017

1. New Case: Supreme Court follows Altman (First District) and holds attorneys’ fees ...
Nov 14, 2017

Senate Bill and House Amendments

As a follow up to my prior blog post entitled “New Tax Legislation”, last Thursday, ...

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