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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 24, 2019

Spring Newsletter, 2019

Posted By: Carlton Marcyan and Claire McKenzie
New Illinois Law Falls Short in Addressing the Elimination of Alimony Federal Tax Deduction
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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 27, 2019

Despite new state law, child support can remain tricky for pro athlete

Posted By: Amy Schiller
Family law cases involving professional athletes or other high-income earners require a strategic game plan...
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Feb 24, 2019

Harmon named Schiller DuCanto & Fleck's new Managing Partner

Meighan Harmon was interviewed by the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin regrading her new role as Managing Partner.
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Feb 17, 2019

Five Ways to Build Strong Client Relationships from Day One

Posted By: Michelle Lawless
If your practice involves a high level of daily client contact, your client relations skill set is critical.  
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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 22, 2019

Busy lawyer finds time for others

Adam Zebelian was interviewed for the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin Column "Generation Esq."
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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 7, 2019

Are changes to state's premarital agreement law in the wind?

Posted By: Donald Schiller
Illinois did not recognize pre-marital agreements affecting divorce until a 1972 holding by the Illinois Appellate Court…
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Jan 7, 2019

New year, stale marriage? Divorce Day brings surge in filings

Posted By: Kimberly Cook
Some ring in the new year with champagne at midnight. Others wait a week and partake in “Divorce Day.”
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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 26, 2018

Reaching the Family Law Field by Bucking Conventional Wisdom

Posted By: Claire McKenzie
By the nature of her work in family law, Claire McKenzie encounters quite a few people whose lives change...
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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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