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Religious Upbringing Clause in Custody and Marital Settlement Agreements

As Chicago custody attorneys, clients often asked how religious upbringing is handled when parents go through a divorce or are no longer together. In an Illinois divorce or custody case, a religious upbringing cause is typically incorporated into an  Allocation Judgment (formerly called “Custody Judgments”).  Even if the parties are not particularly religious, that information

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Living Separate and Apart Requirement in Illinois Divorce

Before an individual’s Petition for Dissolution of Marriage can be granted, certain requirements need to be met.  Those requirements are outlined in the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act and, more specifically, can be found in section 750 ILCS 5/401.  Section 401, entitled “Dissolution of Marriage,” provides, in pertinent part, as follows: that the

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