How to Complete a Financial Disclosure Form for Illinois Family Law Cases
In this video below I explain how to complete a financial disclosure affidavit for family law cases (including pre-decree and post-decree...
Case Analysis: Permanent Maintenance Awarded in Cook County Case
Pursuant to a January 19, 2018, order, Cook County Judge Naomi Schuster awarded permanent maintenance to an ex-wife in a post-decree...
Calculating Spousal Maintenance (Alimony) in Illinois
Until January 2015, judges in Illinois calculated maintenance (formerly known as alimony) without using a formula and instead relying on...
4 Most Common Reasons to Modify Illinois Child Support
In Illinois, child support obligations resulting from divorce cases are always modifiable (upward or downward) based upon a "substantial...
Custody Battles of Pets Coming to Illinois
Divorces in Illinois can now include a "custody" fight over pets. On January 1, 2018, the Illinois property law was amended to allow...
New Tax Law has Massive Impact on Illinois Divorces
On December 22, 2017, the President signed House Resolution 1, which amended the United States tax code in a number of ways. There are...
Three Dramatic Changes to the Illinois Child Support Law
On July 1, 2017, at the legislature's modifications to Illinois' child support statute (750 ILCS 5/505) became effective. On the surface...
Top 5 Considerations when Hiring a Divorce Lawyer
1. Who will work on your case. If you have a consultation with a partner at a divorce law firm with more than 10 lawyers, chances are...
Donald Sterling's Secret Weapon to Avoid a Forced Sale of the Clippers
Donald Sterling may have yet another card up his sleeve to protect his family from losing ownership of the Los Angeles Clippers. Not that...
Bitcoin: The New Asset Protection Strategy in Divorce Cases
“Asset protection” has long been a strategy in divorce cases across the United States. The term “asset protection” refers to the use of a...
