ARTICLES

Planning For Divorce

• Plan Ahead For Financial Consequences Of Divorce

• Keep Your Illinois Business In One Piece After Divorce

• Homestead Waivers and Mortgage Payments Effect on Non-Marital Property

• Cohabitation Agreements in Illinois

Divorce Proceedings

• Child Representation

• Paternity Actions In Illinois

• Collaborative Law: An Alternative For Illinois Divorce

• Current Law On Grounds For Dissolution Of Marriage

• Is An Uncontested Divorce Right For You?

• The Differences between a Guardian ad Litem and Child Representative

• Declaration of Invalidity?

• Invalidity of Marriage in Illinois

• Motion for Mental and Physical Examinations in Divorce Proceedings

Marital Property

• Equitable Distribution of Marital Property

• What Constitutes Dissipation?

• What Can I Do If My Separated Spouse Is Spending Our Money?

• Distribution Of Pets And Animals In A Divorce

• Dividing Small Businesses In Divorce

• Equitable Distribution Of Marital Property In Illinois

• What Is My House Or Condo Really Worth?

• Treatment Of Stock Options As Marital Property In Illinois

• Is My Pension Plan Marital Property?

• Waived Homestead Rights and Quitclaim Deeds in Divorces

Maintenance

• How The Court Determines Maintenance Payments

• Do I Still Have To Pay Maintenance If My Ex-Spouse Is Living With Their Significant Other?

• Deviating From Guideline Maintenance in Illinois

• How does the distribution of property affect the amount of maintenance awarded?

• The Duration of Maintenance and Terminating Maintenance After Retirement

• Maintenance and Attorney Fee Considerations in the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act (IDMA)

Child Support

• Changing a Minor Child’s Name

• Computing Child Support Under Solecki Using Income Shares

• Children with a New Partner & Child Support

• Changes In Circumstance: Child Support Modification Following Custodial Parent’s New Job

• Child Support Payments In Arrears? Defend Yourself

• Support For A Non-minor Child With A Disability

• Child Support Payments For Parents Who Receive Social Security Disability Benefits

• How The Court Calculates Child Support Payment

• Reducing Child Support Due to Incarceration, Unemployment, or Serious Illness

• Child Support and Worker’s Compensation Settlements

• How is Child Support Affected by Maintenance?

Child Custody & Visitation

• How Primary Parents Can Get Court Approval To Move Out-Of-State With Their Child

• Dangerous Visits: Seeking Restrictions On Parenting Time

• When The Court Will Restrict Your Parenting Responsibilities

• Relocating With A Minor Child

• Can My Ex Leave Our Child With Another Person For A Significant Period Of Time?

• Penalties For Parents Who Violate Their Visitation Agreement?

• Visitation for Non-Parents

• Child Custody And Religion

College Expenses

• How the Court Calculates College Expense Payments

• Saving For Your Child’s College Tuition: UTMAs and 529 Plans

• Divorced Parents Paying for Childs College

Retirement Accounts

• How Retirement Accounts are Split During Divorce

• 529 And 401(K) Plans: Real Savings Or An Illusion Of Security?

• QDROS & QILDROS: Understanding the Difference

• QILDRO v. QDRO

• QDRO (Qualified Domestic Relations Order) vs. QILDRO (Qualified Illinois Domestic Relation Order):

• The Differences Between QDRO and QILDRO

Adoption

• Adoption in Illinois

• Illinois Law on Property Division, Maintenance, and Child Support in Divorce Cases after 2017