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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Establishing Paternity when one parent dies becomes a complicated issue when parents never married. The general rule is that children born during the marriage are considered the biological children of the two parents. As such, if one parent were to pass away while the child was still a minor, the other party would be considered
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Anyone with a valid child support order in Illinois has probably seen that there is a box in the order indicating that there is a $36.00 annual fee payable by the obligor for the processing of child support in the state of Illinois. I am not sure how many individuals remember to pay this annual
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You may have lived in the marital home with your spouse for years, raised your children in that home, and believe that you are entitled to half of the home. However, the legal aspect associated with the marital home is much more complicated than that. In Illinois, courts divide marital property equitably, not necessarily equally.
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