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Supreme Court Amends Rules to Expand Mediation in Child Custody Cases

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Categorized as Child Custody, Mediation

The Illinois Supreme Court announced Monday that it has amended rules that would expand mediation for child custody cases to include requests by a custodial parent to move a minor child to another state. Mediation programs for child custody and visitation cases have been a requirement for each judicial circuit in Illinois through Supreme Court

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Cohabitation and Illinois Divorce Law

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Categorized as Spousal Support

Cohabitation pursuant to 750 ILCS 5/510(c) of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act Parties that are obligated to pay maintenance to their former spouses upon dissolution of a marriage often times may terminate their maintenance obligation if their former spouse is found to be cohabiting on a resident, continuing conjugal basis with another

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Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) Ruled Unconstitutional!

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Categorized as Family Law

All I can say is, it’s about time…..to think that we even needed the court to decide this is sad, but its done. The Defense of Marriage Act, the law barring the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages legalized by the states, is unconstitutional, the Supreme Court ruled Wednesday by a 5-4 vote. “The federal statute is

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