Relocations are the leading cause for child custody modifications. Most people move about 12 times in their lifetimes. Most people relocate for job purposes. As a result, these moves usually involve child support changes, and possibly spousal support changes, as well. Even if the other…
Many people do not know that the parties themselves have almost exclusive control over issues like property division in a high-asset divorce. Roughly 95% of divorce cases settle out of court. Judges usually encourage these settlements for various reasons. So, they usually approve almost any…
Long before there were Amber Alerts on smartphones, pictures of missing children appeared on milk cartons. This program began in neighboring Iowa in the early 1980s. Many people believed strangers had snatched these children. That was true in a few cases. But even today, the…
The process for a quick divorce, which is technically called a simplified divorce, is outlined in Section 452 of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Statutes. In a nutshell, couples without children, assets, or debts might be eligible for this streamlined procedure if they totally agree…
Signing a child’s birth certificate is a symbolic step toward paternity acknowledgement, but it is only symbolic. A Voluntary Acknowledgment of Paternity is the first official step in this process. However, a VAP only establishes an administrative parent-child relationship, mostly for child support purposes. To establish a…
Pretty much everyone agrees that digital harassment is wrong and free expression is right. Largely because the internet is rather impersonal, digital harassment comes in many forms, such as name-calling, intentional embarrassment, stalking, and sustained harassment. But where does someone draw the line between bullying…
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