When a party has issues with the custody or visitation of a child, those issues are usually adjudicated by the same judge that handles their divorce. However, when it comes to adult disabled children, the issues are more complicated. Section 513.5 of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act (IMDMA) allows a parent to
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In Domestic Relations Court, there are court appearances where only the attorneys or pro se litigants need to appear and others where all parties need to appear (petitioner, respondent and attorneys). If you are representing yourself pro se, you will need to be at every scheduled court date on your case. If you are represented
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In the event that a father did not sign a Voluntary Acknowledgment of Paternity (or, a “VAP”) at the hospital when a child was born, they may have the right to request DNA testing to confirm paternity. Even in the event that a father did sign the VAP, if it has been less than two
Continue Reading »The answer is – it depends. The recent revisions to the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act (IMDMA) has now segregated this provision into its own section (750 ILCS 5/513.5) and specifically allows for an adult disabled child financial support of a disabled non-minor child. Section 513.5 allows a parent to file a motion asking for
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A lot of estranged couples do not keep track of one another after they separate. This can lead to situations where one spouse wishes to finalize a divorce, but has no idea where the other spouse is living. The question often arises as to how a divorce can be completed when you don’t know where
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Mental illness of one spouse, or both, is one of the leading factors driving spouses to divorce. A multinational study on mental disorders, marriage, and divorce published in 2011 found that, out of the 18 main mental disorders studied, divorce rates increased 20%-80% if one spouse had been diagnosed. Addictions and major depression were the
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