Gunnar J. Gitlin will be a featured speaker for two upcoming seminars! First, he will present at the IICLE's Martin Luther King Day Seminar 2021, " Business Valuation, Financial & Tax Issues in Divorce: Defining & Understanding Income. He will be the opening speaker providing the case-law … [Read more...] about Gunnar J. Gitlin will lecture for IICLE’s Martin Luther King Day seminar and the ISBA’s Guardian ad litem Seminar
New Case Law
Illinois Supreme Court Issues Important Decision in Sharpe v. Westmoreland
The Illinois Supreme Court has recently ruled in an important case involving a step-parent within a civil union. I had written in 2019 the 2019 update to Gitlin on Divorce that I expected a reversal of the appellate court’s decision. The background is that in 2011, Illinois passed the Religious … [Read more...] about Illinois Supreme Court Issues Important Decision in Sharpe v. Westmoreland
Marriage of Lugge: Consideration of Cash Awarded to Spouse Pursuant to Marital Settlement Agreement as to the Reasonable Rate of Return
In re Marriage of Lugge, 2020 IL App (5th) 190046 (Motion to Publish granted January 15, 2020). A January 2020 decision addressed the trial court's imputation of cash flow based upon a reasonable rate of return on investments that are subject to investments, within the context. In doing so, it … [Read more...] about Marriage of Lugge: Consideration of Cash Awarded to Spouse Pursuant to Marital Settlement Agreement as to the Reasonable Rate of Return
Maintenance Reviews: Marriage of Kuper: Critical New Case from Third District
The April 2019 Marriage of Kuper case, 2019 IL App (3d) 180094), stands addressed any number of critical issues both in drafting initial maintenance awards in reviewing maintenance. Kuper addressed: —Liquidation of Assets: Whether the former wife’s asset base should be considered as to her … [Read more...] about Maintenance Reviews: Marriage of Kuper: Critical New Case from Third District
IRMO Salvatore: Modification of Child Support and Substantial Changes in Circumstances
Salvatore: Child Support Modification: Circumstances re Former Wife’s Employment Contemplated at the Time of Divorce Due to Language within MSA and JPA The March 2019, In re Marriage of Salvatore decision has gained considerable traction among divorce lawyers. Rarely has Illinois law changed as … [Read more...] about IRMO Salvatore: Modification of Child Support and Substantial Changes in Circumstances
Illinois Supreme Court weighs in on Relocation Case: Trial Court’s Decision Entitled to Deference
In January 2019, the Illinois Supreme Court weighed in on the issue of relocation in In re Marriage of Fatkin.[1] Fatkin involved a case where in 2015 the father was awarded primary physical placement of the parties’ two children based upon a joint custody award. The mother, Danielle, had been … [Read more...] about Illinois Supreme Court weighs in on Relocation Case: Trial Court’s Decision Entitled to Deference