In a recent Illinois child support modification case, the Illinois Appellate Court reviewed a trial court decision where a father’s income increase from $138,000 a year to $2.2 million a year was found to be “no substantial change in circumstance”. After review, the Appellate Court reversed the trial court decision. In this case, the
Continue Reading »Visitation interference occurs when the custodial parent in some way interferes with your ability to spend parenting time with your child or visit with them. In Illinois, a parent has a couple of options when the other parent interferes with their parenting time. You may proceed with a criminal prosecution or file a motion in
Continue Reading »In a recent case In re the Marriage of Roman-Kroczek, 2021 IL App (1st) 210613, the Illinois appeals court heard an appeal related to the award of attorney’s fees, which was not the first appeal in this divorce case. The wife’s name is Krystyna and the husband’s name is Bohdan. This appeal dealt with the
Continue Reading »John Churchill believed that his ex-wife, Amy Churchill, was engaged in a de facto marriage, and because of that, sought to terminate his maintenance obligation. He tried two times to terminate his maintenance payments and both times the trial court denied his request. The appellate court found differently however and reversed the trial court’s ruling.
Continue Reading »You know your spouse is a narcissist, and for that very reason, you know your divorce is going to be more difficult than it should be. Due to the difficulties that come with a narcissistic spouse, some people stay married longer than they should. Once a decision has finally been made though, and so long
Continue Reading »First, there was the debate about parents getting their Covid vaccines. Now that Covid vaccines for children are available, the debate is now about whether children should be vaccinated. For many divorced parents in Chicago, Covid vaccines for children are sparking co-parenting disputes. Should you need to go to court about this issue, the first
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