To initiate a case that is not initiated by agreement, the other party has to be served notice of process. The service itself is simple; the sheriff goes out to the person’s residence or place of employment and hands them copies of what has been filed in the case, including a Summons. This person is
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In most situations, the Husband and Wife have lived together up until or very close to the date one of them files a Petition for Dissolution of Marriage. But what about those situations where the parties have been separated for 10 or 20 years prior to the filing of a Petition for Dissolution of Marriage?
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With new changes to the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act (IMDMA), comes different ways of applying the law. One of those changes is a parent’s restriction on removing a child for more than 25 miles than their prior location without leave of court. While the restriction used to be based on state lines,
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Discovery is the process in which litigants obtain information from the other party to be used at hearings or trials. Typically, discovery is done in three different forms: depositions (oral discovery), interrogatories (written discovery) and production of documents and/or items, recordings and the like. In addition to these, parties in domestic relations cases in Illinois
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There have been several changes to the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act (IMDMA). One of those changes is the requirements to modify a parenting plan, formerly known as visitation. Prior to the changes, a party need only prove that it was in the child’s best interests to modify a visitation schedule. The new
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The statute in Illinois regarding parentage and divorce cases heavily relies upon the standard of “what is in the best interests of the children” when it comes to important decisions for kids. The Court is obligated to determine what would be best for them. Parents naturally do this, however, in a situation where they are
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