Show Me the Money: The New Statewide Comprehensive Financial Disclosure Form
Oct 28, 2011
Domestic Relations cases, whether they involve paternity, child custody, dissolution of marriage (or civil union), or legal separation, often revolve around one important issue the money.Some counties...
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When a Parent Fails to Exercise His or Her Parenting Time
Oct 28, 2011
Generally, the Court presumes that the best interests of children are served by the maximum involvement and cooperation of both parents in the physical, mental, moral, and emotional well-being of their...
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A Case Law Overview for Child Custody Disputes in Civil Union Dissolutions
Oct 28, 2011
With the stroke of a pen, in 2011, Illinois enacted legislation permitting civil unions for same-sex couples (and opposite-sex couples, too). So the question arises, is there anything new to talk about...
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Dupage County Rules for Domestic Relations Cases
Dec 13, 2010
These rules were changed in 2008. Here are the important changes that both lawyers and pro se litigants should be aware of:
Discovery.
Comprehensive Financial Statements now must be exchanged, with
co...
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Next Friends: Can the Attorney for the Minor Act as Next Friend in Emancipation Proceedings?
Dec 13, 2010
Minors
can be wronged, they can wrong, and they can be in need of protection or
relief. However, it is well-recognized
that minors lack the capacity to bring legal actions or defend against them. What...
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Virtual Visitation: The Who, The What, The How, & The Where Of Long Distance Parenting
Oct 18, 2010
LEGISLATION
Four states currently have
statutory provisions for virtual/electronic visitation and parenting time: TEXAS, UTAH, FLORIDA, and WISCONSIN.
Possible legislation remains
pending in: CAL...
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