A Counter-Petition for Dissolution of Marriage is similar to a Petition for Dissolution of Marriage in that the party filing a counter-petition is also asking the court to hear their case and grant them a divorce. Both a Petition for Dissolution of Marriage and Counter-Petition for Dissolution of Marriage usually mirror each other with regards
Continue Reading »Parenting time, formerly called visitation, is one of the largest issues divorcing or separating parties have in Illinois. Parenting time refers to the schedule regarding where the minor children spend their time. In most cases, parties will have to attend mediation to try and work out a parenting time schedule, unless their case has special
Continue Reading »Anderson Boback & Marshall has been involved in this Spay and Neuter Program since it began. I have a house here and the problem with stray cats and dogs was a problem. My friends and I started this clinic that occurs a couple times a year now. The local vets come in and do the
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When two parties divorce, they are entitled to do discovery as to the other person’s assets. This may include looking at each other’s financial records, answering interrogatories or taking one another’s depositions. Often times, this can lead to one party viewing transactions of the other party which they either do not know what they were
Continue Reading »After the new maintenance guidelines passed in 2015, the courts finally had a measurable basis to order maintenance based on both parties’ gross incomes and the number of years the parties were married. The Illinois legislature has passed changes to the 2015 version that will likely take effect January 1, 2019. The changes to the
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In proceedings for dissolution of marriage, dissipation is the “use of marital property for the sole benefit of one of the spouses for a purpose unrelated to the marriage at a time that the marriage is undergoing an irreconcilable breakdown.” Marriage of O’Neill, 138 Ill.2d 487, 150 Ill. Dec. 607, 563 N.E.2d 494, (1990). One
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