It is not required for two people to be “legally” separated in Illinois in order for them to pursue other relationships. This can happen while a divorce is pending, or while parties are otherwise estranged. Illinois is a no fault state, so other than the risk of dissipation of assets, for the most part, Judges
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How Do You Properly Value a Business?
If one or both parties own a business, and an agreement on its value cannot be reached, a business valuation will usually be ordered. There are many aspects of the business that valuators analyze and clients sometimes do not understand the method to the madness, so to speak. The following is an explanation of the
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Should a Child Be Returned to Another Country Under the Hague Convention?
In an increasingly mobile world, it is oftentimes hard to determine what country a parent, especially a child, resides in. As a result, several countries are signatories to the Hague Convention which allows for the return of a child to the state in which the child is a “habitual resident”. Given the problems that can
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Is a tax refund considered yearly income?
Well, in this particular case, the Third Appellate District determined that it was not: In re Marriage of Eastburg, 2016 IL App (3d) 150710. The Petitioner, mother of the children and residential parent with majority parenting time filed a petition in October 2014 to modify child support based on the Respondent’s (father’s) current income.
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