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Electronic Parenting Time – What You Need to Know

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Categorized as Child Custody & Visitation

Table of ContentsPros to Electronic Parenting TimeCons to Electronic Parenting TimeVirtual Solutions During CovidElectronic Parenting Time Controversies Electronic parenting time has remained consistently included in parenting agreements for some time in Illinois.  Usually, the electronic parenting time is in the format of video chat, via an application such as FaceTime, Skype, or Zoom, to name

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Legal Rights of Grandparents in Illinois

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Categorized as Grandparents Rights

Table of ContentsAs a Grandparent, Can I Seek Custody or Allocation of Parental Responsibilities?One of the Child’s Parents is DeceasedWhat about when the child’s parents just will not let you see your grandchild?The Good News: Illinois has a statute that addresses “visitation” by certain non-parents.The Bad News:  Parents are presumed to be fit. Parents have

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Child Support Agreements and Addressing “Other Expenses”  

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Categorized as Child Support

Table of ContentsChild Support Agreements and Non-Custodial Parent’s Responsibility for 50% of Other ExpensesAddressing Educational Expenses in Support AgreementsBe Reasonable with Extracurricular ActivitiesConsult Legal Advice to Avoid Problems with a Child Support Agreement parental-responsibilities-allocation-judgments Child support agreements addressing requests for “other expenses” can help avoid trips back to court. There is often a lot of

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Life Insurance Needs in Divorce

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Categorized as Divorce

Table of ContentsDifference Between Life Insurance and Disability InsuranceInsurance Needs when Spousal Support is OrderedOther Insurance Policies to ConsiderInsurance Protecting Child Support PaymentsConsult Your Lawyer About Insurance Protections Before Your Divorce is Final When a divorce is close to becoming final, one of the last things you will discuss with your Chicago divorce attorney is

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Melinda and Bill Gates Divorce

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Table of ContentsBill and Melinda Gates Long-term MarriageLessons from Melinda and Bill Gates Divorce Bill and Melinda are divorcing after 27 years of marriage – one of the richest couples in the world.  Famous for many things but included in their legacy is their philanthropy and the amount they have given away to charitable causes

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Third Stimulus Check Issues and Family Law Matters

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Categorized as Family Law

Table of Contents Third Stimulus Check – What You Need to KnowSingle FilersMarried Joint FilersHead of Household FilersDependentsWhat Tax Year is Used for Determining the Third Round of Stimulus Checks?Who Receives the Dependency Stimulus Check?The 2021 Child Tax Credit Congress recently enacted the “American Rescue Plan Act of 2021” which has recently provided and will continue

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