There are a number of common issues that arise in guardianship cases. From the termination of the guardianship by a parent who wants to resume responsibility for a child, but the guardian is not in agreement with relinquishing the guardianship to more than one party seeking to be a child’s guardian, read on to see
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Divorce Attorney’s Fees in Illinois – What You Need to Know
Divorce attorney’s fees can be expensive and is one of the most popular topics for questions we receive from new clients in our Chicago family law practice. Namely, Will I be able to afford to pay for a divorce? Can my spouse pay my bill for attorney’s fees? There are Various Avenues in which Divorce
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COVID-19 Vaccinations: When Parents Disagree
With the recent development of the COVID-19 vaccinations and distribution underway, we are anticipating some questions and co-parenting issues relating to this vaccine. As Chicago family law and divorce attorneys, we are making sure we can address any co-parenting disagreements that come up when we are faced with parents who disagree about vaccinating their children. This
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Should You Wait Until Your Child is Older to Divorce?
Unhappily married people with children will often contemplate if there is a “correct” age their children should be when they decide to get divorced. A lot of parents will wait until their child is older, or even grown, prior to obtaining a divorce because they feel that it will be easier. While divorcing with adult
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Husband Appeal on Non-Modifiable Spousal Maintenance Award is Unsuccessful
The parties signed an agreement that the husband would pay non-modifiable maintenance but then he quit his job. Husband sought to modify the maintenance agreement then, stating that the agreement was required to expressly include the terms “amount, duration, or both” were non-modifiable, and since it did not, he was allowed to modify. The appellate
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Guardianship for a Child – What You Need to Know
When Guardianship May Be Necessary for a Child Guardianship for a child generally becomes necessary when the child’s parents are no longer able to care for their child on a long-term basis. When a child no longer has a parent who can make decisions for them, an adult needs to be appointed as the caregiver
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6 Benefits of Hiring a Divorce Attorney
Thinking of representing yourself in a Chicago divorce or custody case? Divorce and Custody (or Parentage cases) are some of the areas of law where people often feel that they can adequately represent themselves and that they may not need an attorney. Family Courts will provide “do it yourself” or “uncontested” divorce packets which make
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