It sounds like you've already taken some important steps by filing your petition, parenting plan, and parenting class certificate. The main point...

Under the Illinois Eavesdropping Act (720 ILCS 5/14-2), recording a private conversation without the consent of all parties is generally a criminal...

Deanna L. H. Dolmer is fine socially but when a document requires your full legal name (contracts, court filings, financial accounts, government...

Illinois abolished common law marriage in 1905 (750 ILCS 5/214). Not even 34 years together creates zero marital rights. Moreover, unlike...

You're not wrong to feel that everyday play bruises don't need reporting. Assuming that you have a parenting order in place, the typical order 's...

Illinois is an equitable distribution state (750 ILCS 5/503), not a 50/50 community-property state. That means the court divides marital property...