Collaboration may make divorce easier Illinois residents who may be contemplating divorce know that this process is not always smooth. The transition from marriage to separation requires making many important and often difficult decisions. Sometimes the divorce process is amicable, with both spouses working toward a fair dissolution, and other times the process is anything…
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Determining visitation rights in Illinois
Determining visitation rights in Illinois One of the most common issues that comes up in a divorce proceeding is who gets custody of minor children. There are many different ways that the court can rule when it comes to deciding the rights of each parent and determining visitation rights in Illinois. The court could decide…
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Social Media Use and Child Support
Social Media Use and Child Support In Illinois and nationwide, many custodial parents are left without the child support that they should be receiving from their children's noncustodial parents. In most situations, this is because the parents who should be paying child support simply cannot afford to do so because of employment or other issues.…
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A simple way to handle a divorce
A simple way to handle a divorce Divorce cases can use collaborative law in many instances. The Uniform Collaborative Law Act was adopted in 2009 by the Uniform Law Commission and is available to be practiced in any state, including Illinois. Collaborative law is simply the idea that couples work out their own settlement, often…
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