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Calculating Child Support Under the Revised Child Support Statute in Illinois

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Categorized as Child Support, Child Support Modification

One of the biggest challenges parents face in Illinois family law cases relates to calculating child support under the revised child support statute. In Illinois family law cases, the child support statute requires income information from both parents in order to calculate support, as well as a parenting time schedule. 3 Challenges in Calculating Child

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Social Security Dependent Benefits in Dispute When Setting Child Support

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Categorized as Child Support, Child Support Modification

Ever wonder how the courts deal with Social Security dependent benefits received by a minor child when parents divorce? The payment of social security dependent benefits can become a point of contention when parents are no longer together and child support is in question. Recently, the Third District Appellate Court in Illinois ruled on this

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Watch Out! Divorce Evidence Includes Texts, Emails and Facebook

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Categorized as Divorce, Divorce Litigation

With texting, email, and Facebook Messenger rising in popularity as methods of communication in relationships, so is their use as divorce evidence. As Chicago divorce attorneys, we used to look for evidence in files, notebooks, ledgers, memos and photo albums. Now we have to also look at emails, text messages, Facebook, LinkedIn, Snapchat, Twitter, Instagram,

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Competing Divorce Jurisdiction in Ben Zobrist’s Divorce: Which State Wins?

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Categorized as Illinois Divorce

Chicago natives may now know that Cubs player Ben Zobrist filed for a legal separation from his wife, Julianna Zobrist, in Tennessee, citing marital misconduct. Meanwhile, Julianna Zobrist has filed for dissolution of their marriage in Cook County, Illinois. Local reports seem to indicate that Ben Zobrist filed before Julianna Zobrist, but it is unclear

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