In the 2012 Supreme Court case of In re Marriage of McGrath, the Court held that the amount withdrawn by the father from his savings account should not be considered “income” for child support calculations because the money already belonged to the father. However, if using the statutory guidelines for child support generates an amount
Continue Reading »Divorce and family law attorneys have a reputation for being expensive. Many potential clients ask us to give them a “ball park” estimate as to how much their case and attorney’s fees will cost. This is nearly impossible for any attorney to predict because there are so many moving parts involved in each case, which
Continue Reading »A collaborative divorce process is a divorce process where both parties agree to work out an agreement with the help of a collaborative attorney and several other professionals without filing motions with the courts. The Collaborative Divorce Process If you and your spouse decide to participate in a collaborative divorce, you both have to agree to
Continue Reading »In Illinois, child support can include contributions to a child’s college expenses under Section 513 of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Since January 1, 2016, Section 513 requires parents to help cover these costs. The law specifies who contributes (mother, father, and/or child), the amount each contributes, and the duration of the
Continue Reading »Alimony – or maintenance as it is now referred to in Illinois – is spousal support payable from one spouse to the other in a divorce case. Under Illinois law, the right to receive this spousal maintenance terminates if you “cohabit with another person on a resident continuing conjugal basis.” There is no definition of
Continue Reading »The beauty of a parenting agreement is that the parents can fashion the agreement to fit the specific needs of their family and individual circumstances. As long as the family court finds the provisions are in the best interest of the children then it should be approved. There are many different issues and areas of
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