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Apr 4, 2019

Family Law Flash Points - April 2019

Posted By: Donald Schiller and Michelle Lawless
Premarital agreement found to be valid and enforceable based on limited hearing focused solely on issue of voluntary...
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Nesting: A Way to Ease Children into the Inevitable Changes Caused by Divorce
Apr 2, 2019

Nesting: A Way to Ease Children into the Inevitable Changes Caused by Divorce

Posted By: Sarah Miruzzi
Even if the decision to get divorced is in the best interests of you and your partner, the resulting physical separation…
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Mar 4, 2019

IICLE Family Law Flash Points - March 2019

Posted By: Donald Schiller and Michelle Lawless
Illinois Supreme Court reverses Appellate Court and upholds trial court's ruling to allow relocation...
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Feb 11, 2019

Love is in the Air!

Posted By: Kimberly Cook
Valentine’s Day, celebrated annually on February 14, is recognized as a significant celebration of romantic...
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Jan 31, 2019

IICLE Family Law Flash Points - February 2019

Posted By: Donald Schiller and Michelle Lawless
Second District holds the trial court entered a judgment of dissolution that did not comply with Section 505(a)(2)...
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Jan 20, 2019

When CEOs Divorce

Posted By: Donald Schiller
The CEO of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, certainly did not keep divorcing his wife, MacKenzie, a secret. In fact...
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Jan 1, 2019

IICLE Family Law Flash Points - January 2019

Posted By: Donald Schiller and Michelle Lawless
Former counsel is not a party to a divorce action, and therefore there is no authority to seek fees against him...
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Dec 1, 2018

IICLE Family Law Flash Points - December 2018

TOP TEN FAMILY LAW FLASH POINTS OF 2018
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Nov 1, 2018

IICLE Family Law Flash Points - November 2018

Posted By: Donald Schiller and Michelle Lawless
Petition for Declaratory Judgment allowed to proceed even when underlying Petition for Dissolution of Marriage was...
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Oct 4, 2018

U.S. to Deny Visas to Unmarried Same-Sex Partners of Diplomats

Posted By: Erika Wyatt
On October 3, 2018, the US State Department released a bulletin announcing that, “Effective immediately, U.S. Emb…
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Oct 1, 2018

IICLE Family Law Flash Points - October 2018

Posted By: Donald Schiller and Michelle Lawless
Judgment for dissolution vacated due to trial court recusing itself, subsequently reconsidering the recusal, and...
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Sep 2, 2018

IICLE Family Law Flash Points - September 2018

Posted By: Donald Schiller and Michelle Lawless
 Husband not permitted to amend counter-petition for legal separation to include law division claims...
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Aug 13, 2018

Back to School Planning Tips for Divorced Parents

Posted By: Kimberly Cook
Television commercials have started advertising the "hottest fashions" for Fall.  Every store as aisles...
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Aug 2, 2018

The Battle Over Frozen Embryos

Posted By: Sarah Miruzzi
In a world constantly changing and improving technology, more and more couples are battling it out over the...
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Aug 1, 2018

IICLE Family Law Flash Points - August 2018

Posted By: Donald Schiller and Michelle Lawless
Petitioner in an Order of Protection case properly allowed to testify to facts not contained in the body of the petition…
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