The Illinois Legislature has amended the Law in Illinois by adding a section that provides that if a court finds that it is in the best interest of a child, a court may award one or both of the parents the right of first refusal to be with and care for the child during the
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In a recent blog article that I wrote, I explained how Rule 138 was going to be making significant changes as it relates to your security and your identity contained within court documents. Changes for adults included the removal of social security numbers and individual tax payer identification numbers and birth dates contained within public
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In the early nineteenth century, a single woman enjoyed the same rights as a man to enter contracts and manage property and to sue and be sued. However, when a woman married, those rights merged with the husband’s rights under the doctrine of coverture. Legally speaking, the man and woman became one—and he was the
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All about “disclosure statements” In almost every divorce case in the state of Illinois the divorcing parties are required to fill out some sort of “disclosure statement”. In Cook County, this document is referred to as a 13.3.1 Disclosure Statement, whereas in DuPage County it is a “comprehensive financial statement” or a “CFS”, for short.
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I wrote an article last week concerning a father’s ability to retain custody. I mentioned that the most important factor, in my opinion, was that the father needed to stay in the residence with the child (if possible) so that the mother of the child could not automatically assume the title of the primary caretaker.
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Divorce is hard. Dating after divorce might be harder. I recently saw in an article on CNN, that “hitting the market”, in Shanghai could be taken literally. Each weekend, in a park in Shanghai, family members of singles, determined to find their relative a mate, strike out to the marriage market. They are joined by
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