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| Frozen Embryos in Dissolution Cases |
| What to do when just before the prove up, opposing counsel says, “what
about the embryos?” Request a continuance and start researching. However,
here is the research. |
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| Cohabitation |
| A table with some explanatory material for cases by Gary L. Schlesinger, Libertyville. |
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| Cohabitation Revisted |
| Approximately 1996 or so, I spoke to the Lake County Bar Association Family Law Seminar on cohabitation. At that time, I had read and reviewed all the cases in Illinois since the IMDMA was passed in 1977 that dealt with cohabitation. The cases were all summarized in a chart with an accompanying article. The article and chart were published in the ISBA Family Law Section Council Newsletter. That is not available on line through the ISBA but the material is in the articles section of my web site. |
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| How Do I Get The Records |
| You are involved in a contested custody case. You represent a parent. The child is seeing a therapist. The child is under age 12. You want to review the therapy notes and take the deposition of the therapist. |
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| The Handling of College Education Petitions |
| There is an excellent discussion of this issue in the notes following 750 ILCS 5/513 in the Muller Davis book, The Illinois Practice of Family Law by Thompson West publishing company. There are also many cases listed in the annotations to the statute. |
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| Removal and Visitation by Grandparents |
| It was an exciting year for parties in divorce cases involving children. The Illinois Supreme Court decided its third removal case and the Second District recreated a way for non-parents to visit. |
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| Some Aspects of Taxation For Divorce Practitioners: A Primer |
| There are a few ways that one may file income taxes: married filing jointly, married filing separately, single, head of household. One’s marital status on the last day of the calendar year determines one’s filing status. |
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| Why do we need to know true economic income of a party to a dissolution case? |
| The glib answer is because the statute says so. 750 ILCS 5/503 is the section dealing with the division of property. As we all know, marital property is to be divided in just proportions considering all relevant factors. |
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| Summary of Illinois Law in Relation to the Ending of Marriages |
| Annulment, Declaration of Invalidity, Legal Separation, Dissolution of Marriage---Divorce, etc... |
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| What is Necessary for the Power to Make A Decision? |
| In order for a Court to do anything, it needs two kinds of jurisdiction. "Subject Matter Jurisdiction" is the power of the Court to adjudicate. "Personal Jurisdiction" is the ability of the Court to exercise that power as to particular individuals. |
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| Does it Matter if the Parents are Married? |
| The parent and child relationship, including support obligations, extends equally to every child and to the every parent, regardless of the marital status of the parents." 750 ILCS 45/3. |
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| Jurisdiction in Child Custody Determinations |
| Jurisdiction is power. In order for a court to do something, it needs to have the power to do so. The court needs power over the subject matter. |
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| Employers' Responsibilities And Duties When Served With A Notice For |
| When employers are served with a notice for withholding income on behalf of their employees, the notice requires them to withhold a specified amount of money for child or spousal support from an employee's income and send it to Illinois State Disbursement Unit. |
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