“I had the state represent me in a child support case. Now it’s over. I am named the custodial parent, but does that mean I have sole custody? Should I hire a lawyer to petition for sole custody if I don’t have it right now?” Recently this question was posted on an attorney question board.
Continue Reading »If you want to be on social media these days, there are many platforms available – Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, Tik Tok, LinkedIn, YouTube – the list goes on. Social media helps people share content, communicate, and just catch up on news or an occurrence in someone’s life. However, social media can also be used
Continue Reading »Divorce can be ugly, there is no doubt about it. Furthermore, not everyone plays “fairly” throughout the process. With couples no longer getting along, strained finances, and worries about who gets what, there are definitely some “dirty tricks” that repeatedly show up in divorce cases. Here is a list of the “dirty tricks” to look
Continue Reading »In a recent Illinois child support modification case, the Illinois Appellate Court reviewed a trial court decision where a father’s income increase from $138,000 a year to $2.2 million a year was found to be “no substantial change in circumstance”. After review, the Appellate Court reversed the trial court decision. In this case, the
Continue Reading »The legal term “best interests” is a concept that comes up in almost all child-related areas of family law. When making essentially any decision on behalf of a child, the court is going to look at what is best for that child and allow that to guide their rulings. Some issues, like the idea that
Continue Reading »Maintenance, formerly known as alimony, is a relief granted to a party in a dissolution of marriage case that equitably restores to the party a standard of living to which they became acclimated during the marriage. For spouses going through a divorce in Illinois, questions arise around including maintenance in a divorce settlement. Nothing requires
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