June 2012
Gary Schlesinger begins his third year as a member of the Lake County Illinois Bar Association Board Of Directors.
Gary Schlesinger has been chosen by the Lake County Divorce Judges to be a member of a committee planning a seminar for September 2012 for lawyers wishing to represent children in divorce cases. Gary will also be a speaker at the seminar.
May 2012
May 11, 2012, Gary Schlesinger will attend a meeting of the Illinois State Bar Association Family Law Section Council in Peoria, Illinois
IICLE: Faculty Invitation- Gary L. Schlesinger is speaking on Drafting Marital Settlement Agreements on May 2, 2012 in Chicago.
April 2012
Gary Schlesinger is speaking at the annual Lake County Bar Association family law seminar. the topic is direct and cross examination of a child custody evaluator.
Gary L. Schlesinger has been appointed to the Illinois State Bar Association committee on the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission for the 2012-13 year which starts July 1st. Gary was appointed by John Theis, incoming President of the Assn. Gary has been on this committee for about 15 years and he was committee chair for 2000-01.
January 2012
Michael S. Strauss is speaking to the University of Illinois College of Law on the topic of Professionalism, Saturday, January, 28th, 2012.
Gary L. Schlesinger and Michael S. Strauss attended an 8 hour ethics seminar on January 16, 2012.
Michael S. Strauss and Gary L. Schlesinger served as volunteer mediators in the Lake County Illinois Divorce Court in January 2012.
Illinois Family Law Articles
Firm founder Gary L. Schlesinger is a frequent speaker and writer on various family law topics. Many of his articles are included here. We have also posted a variety of summaries and information regarding Illinois family laws.
To read these article simply click on the highlighted link. To discuss an Illinois divorce or custody issue with an attorney, please contact our Lake County family law firm.
| Credit Ratings After Divorce: Protecting Your Financial Options | |
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| Divorce and Your Taxes: Some Things to Consider | |
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| Ethics Seminar in New Orleans, June 9 | |
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| Enforcing Support Judgments Across State Lines | |
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| The True Meaning Of Family: November is National Adoption Month | |
| "I represented a woman of modest income who had just adopted a little girl from China," says Lichter, an attorney in Libertyville. "Eleven years before, when I was in my late 20s, I had decided that if I was still unmarried in 10 years, I would have a child on my own." | |
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| Cabinda Decision 09 D 946 | |
| The husband sought a divorce based on grounds of extreme and repeated mental cruelty. Judge Veronica M. O’Malley, after reviewing the evidence, did in fact deny the husband’s Petition of Dissolution of the marriage and the parties were left stranded in an obviously terminal marriage. The wife was represented by Christopher A. White of the law firm of White, Scott & White. The husband was represented by Gary L. Schlesinger. | |
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| The Law Office of Gary L. Schlesinger Becomes Schlesinger & Strauss, LLC. | |
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| Illinois Adoption Laws | |
| Adopting a child is a very exciting time for a family. However, it also can be a very stressful time for the adopting parent, especially if he or she has is new to the process. Below you will find some information on the adoption laws of Illinois. A family law attorney experienced in helping families with adoptions can help make the process less confusing and less stressful for everyone involved. | |
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| Emergency Motions and Petitions for Rule to Show Cause for Contempt | |
| WHAT IS AN EMERGENCY? There is no statutory or court rule definition. Local rule 2.05 deals with the procedure and notice for an emergency motion. | |
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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 Revisited | |
| 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 | |
| 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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