Gitlin Law Firm is pleased to announce that we have been selected as a ‘Best Law Firm’ in the area of Family Law for the Chicago region by U.S. News, each year for the past decade! To be selected, a rigorous evaluation process initiated that includes the collection of client and lawyer … [Read more...] about Gitlin Law Firm Receives Ranking from U.S. NEWS – BEST LAWYERS® ‘BEST LAW FIRMS’ 2021
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McHenry County Illinois Court Status and Family Law Division: Zoom Court and Other Procedures
Effective December 1, 2020, remote appearance is strongly encouraged by the 22nd Circuit, and is the only option in some courtrooms. Below is a listing of courtrooms which offer or require remote appearance for select appearances. This includes family-law matters before Judges Hansen, Hirsch, and … [Read more...] about McHenry County Illinois Court Status and Family Law Division: Zoom Court and Other Procedures
Gitlin on Divorce: 2020 Edition Available, 2021 Edition Coming Soon.
The 2020 version is now available of Gitlin on Divorce: A Guide to Illinois Family Law. By way of background, from 2015 to 2019 nearly all of Illinois statutory law has changed. These changes include: 2015: Original maintenance guidelines. 2016: 8-year process of updating Illinois … [Read more...] about Gitlin on Divorce: 2020 Edition Available, 2021 Edition Coming Soon.
Guidelines for using the proposed orders email Family Law Division, McHenry County Illinois
Proposed Agreed Orders: Basic Protocol: Effective since July 14, 2020, please direct purposed orders for Family Division cases to the following email address: familydivision@22ndcircuit.illinoiscourts.gov We are not to use the purposedorders@22ndcircuit.illinoiscourts.gov for Family Division … [Read more...] about Guidelines for using the proposed orders email Family Law Division, McHenry County Illinois
Illinois Courts Resume a New Normal as of June 1, 2020
The Court's June 20, 2020 Press Release, Order and Guidelines Illinois’ courts can begin to return to normal operations on June 1, the Illinois Supreme Court said Wednesday May 20th in an order and accompanying operational guidelines. The Court's press release is available here. Under the … [Read more...] about Illinois Courts Resume a New Normal as of June 1, 2020
McHenry County Standing Order re Remote Hearings
In the Circuit Court of the Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit McHenry County, Illinois In Re the Matter of Procedures in the Family Division for Remote Hearings Pursuant to the Continuity of Operations Covid-19 Protocols. Family Division Standing Order 2020-05 IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that while the … [Read more...] about McHenry County Standing Order re Remote Hearings