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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, ...