Pursuant to the Illinois Income Withholding for Support Act, individuals owed child support have the option to have the child support owed to them directly withheld from the obligor’s paycheck. Child support is not the only way to utilize the money being withheld through a Notice to Withhold, you are also able to directly receive
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Although the Illinois civil union law has for the past 2 years provided that any couple, regardless of their gender could be provided a civil union, same-sex couples did not get part take in the benefits of marriage itself. Under the Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”) signed into law in 1996, the federal government did
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Under both the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act and the Illinois Parentage Act of 1984, visitation (which is also sometimes called “parenting time”) is allowed between a non-residential or non-custodial parent and their minor children. Many parties that have already been to court and have obtained a custody judgment or parenting agreement already
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You obtained a civil union with your partner and now that marriage between same-sex couples is legal in Illinois, you would rather be married. What are our options? The new Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act was recently signed into law and is scheduled to be effective as of June 1, 2014. The new Act provides that
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It seems that more people are getting married later in life than ever before. Years ago, when people married at younger ages, most had not yet established themselves and didn’t have property prior to their marriage. Now that the average age for a first marriage in the United States is into the very late twenties
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Don’t Wait Too Long to File a Motion to Modify Child Support We oftentimes have clients come in to our office telling us that they have experienced a change in their employment circumstances and that they can “no longer afford” child support, and request our assistance. Child support can only be modified upon a
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