If you are currently in the court process regarding issues with your child, you may have heard your lawyer or the judge refer to the appointment of a Child Representative or Guardian Ad Litem (GAL). You may have been excited about the idea until you realize they cost money too. A Child Representative is an
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Many times a person who is required to make a monthly maintenance or child support payment is also required to maintain some kind of financial security during the pendency that the maintenance or child support is to be paid. The addition of IMDMA 504(f), authorized the court to order a maintenance payor to secure his
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A question that many people ask us during an initial phone call is where there case will be filed. If you live in Cook County, there are many options, but the main courthouse in Cook County is the Daley Center. Generally speaking, that is the most convenient location for attorneys to litigate cases. The “venue”
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The attorney-client relationship can be a difficult one to navigate. At one end, your attorney can be your most trusted adviser, counselor, and in some situations, friend. They see you through the bad times, hear you out when you need to vent, and you know that they are fighting for your best interests despite the
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Many couples hold off on divorcing until their children are grown and out of house in an attempt to protect them or limit the disruption and stress that a divorce may add to their children’s life. However, there have been several stress identifiers with parents divorcing in their children’s college years as well. · The
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I often hear from clients that “justice must prevail” in their dissolution of marriage cases. They have been wronged, and they feel that they should be vindicated. Unfortunately, dissolution proceedings take place in civil court in Illinois. That means that the Judge is not there to punish the parties, as they are in criminal court.
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