What if my Judgment for Dissolution States that Section 513 Expenses Are Reserved? Do I Still have an Obligation to Pay for Children’s College?

Published January 23, 2014

Following up some additional information to my blog article last week about a parents obligation to pay for their children’s college expenses, comes some additional interesting scenarios that are important to keep in mind. What if my Judgment for Dissolution states that Section 513 college expenses are reserved? What happens to my obligation to pay

DEPENDENCY EXEMPTION

Posted By Anderson Boback & Marshall

Published January 20, 2014

Categorized as Divorce, Illinois Divorce

Divorcing parties need to be educated regarding the many different options they have as it pertains to tax filing during and subsequent to their divorce. Parties that have attorneys representing them may not realize that their attorneys are actually precluded from giving them tax-related legal advice, and that they need to seek tax related advice

Can I be compelled to pay for college expenses?

Posted By Anderson Boback & Marshall

Published January 16, 2014

Categorized as Child Support, Illinois Family Law

Yes. Pursuant to Section 513 of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act (“IMDMA”), it allows a divorced parent to compel the other to contribute to their children’s school educational expenses. Additionally, you can also be compelled to pay for educational expenses for the children as well, which include travel to and from college,

The 411 on “Military Divorce” Issues

Posted By Anderson Boback & Marshall

Published January 14, 2014

Categorized as Military Divorce

Many servicemen and women find themselves in a position where their marriages are ending. Unfortunately, when you are in an occupation that involves high stress, as well as families being separated for long periods of time, it takes a lot more effort to make a marriage work, and oftentimes it simply doesn’t work out. The

Certain Illinois Supreme Court Rule 138 provisions are postponed

Posted By Anderson Boback & Marshall

Published January 9, 2014

Categorized as Illinois Divorce

In a recent blog article that I wrote, I explained how Rule 138 was going to be making significant changes as it relates to your security and your identity contained within court documents. Changes for adults included the removal of social security numbers and individual tax payer identification numbers and birth dates contained within public

All about “disclosure statements

Posted By Anderson Boback & Marshall

Published January 7, 2014

Categorized as Illinois Divorce

All about “disclosure statements” In almost every divorce case in the state of Illinois the divorcing parties are required to fill out some sort of “disclosure statement”. In Cook County, this document is referred to as a 13.3.1 Disclosure Statement, whereas in DuPage County it is a “comprehensive financial statement” or a “CFS”, for short.

Author: Anderson Boback & Marshall

What if my Judgment for Dissolution States that Section 513 Expenses Are Reserved? Do I Still have an Obligation to Pay for Children’s College?

DEPENDENCY EXEMPTION

Can I be compelled to pay for college expenses?

The 411 on “Military Divorce” Issues

Certain Illinois Supreme Court Rule 138 provisions are postponed

All about “disclosure statements