The Gitlin Law Firm Articles
Gunnar J. Gitlin has an extensive list of articles he has written. Select the title to see the details of each article or click the View Article PDF link.
Appeals
Appeals in Illinois Divorce and Paternity Cases: The Elusive Final and Appealable Order: Five Illinois Supreme Court Opinions and CountingView Article PDF
Attorney's Fees
The Revolution that Wasn’t: Leveling the Playing Field, 27 Years LaterView Article PDF
Leveling the Playing Field in Parentage CasesView Article PDF
Business Valuation
Business Valuation in Divorce Cases – 101 – What Any Family Law Lawyer Needs to Know to Competently Represent Your ClientView Article PDF
Classification of Retained Earnings of a Premarital Business in Illinois Divorce CasesView Article PDF
Child Support and Maintenance
Double Dipping for Child Support and Maintenance: What Constitutes Income When it Might be Considered as Support?View Article PDF
Penalties of $100 Per Day Due to Failure to Withhold – Updated 2024View Article PDF
Income Averaging and its Use in Determining Child Support and Maintenance AwardsView Article PDF
Rules of Thumb in Illinois’ Divorce Cases as Applied to Child Support and Maintenance Awards and Maintenance Guidelines from Around the NationView Article PDF
Nuts and Bolts of Support and Maintenance Tax LawView Article PDF
Income Averaging Case Law Summary for SupportView Article PDF
QDROs to Enforce Support and Maintenance in IllinoisView Article PDF
Child Support Enforcement
Child Support Enforcement: Statutory Interest, Liens and Enforcement after Age 18View Article PDF
Child Support Enforcement in Illinois – Suspension of Driver’s License PrivilegesView Article PDF
Custody / Allocation of Parental Responsibilities and Parenting Time
Use and Misuse of the MMPI-2 and MMPI-3 in Child Custody ProceedingsView Article PDF
Jurisdictional Issues in Custody: The UCCJEA and the Hague ConventionView Article PDF
Domestic Relations Orders
Pensions and QDRO’s 101: An Divorce Lawyer’s Guide to Drafting Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution Plan QDRO’sView Article PDF
Support Arrearage Qualified Domestic Relations Orders – Collecting Arrearage through QDROs in light of ThomasView Article PDF
Enforcement
Penalties of $100 Per Day Due to Failure to Withhold – Updated 2024View Article PDF
QDROs to Enforce Support and Maintenance in IllinoisView Article PDF
Evidence in Divorce and Family Law Cases in Illinois
Jurisdiction
Illinois Law Re Jurisdiction: A Primer Re Jurisdictional Law Affecting Family Law CasesView Article PDF
Jurisdictional Issues in Custody: The UCCJEA and the Hague ConventionView Article PDF
List of Do's and Don'ts regarding Children and Illinois Divorce
List of Items: “Don’ts” Regarding Children and Your Illinois DivorceView Article PDF
List of Items to Do Involving Children and Your Illinois DivorceView Article PDF
Maintenance (Alimony)
Illinois Maintenance Guidelines including the Critical 2019 AmendmentsView Article PDF
Illinois Termination of Maintenance Due to Conjugal CohabitationView Article PDF
Illinois Maintenance Guidelines Applied: One Size Fits NoneView Article PDF
Reading Lists for Illinois Divorce Lawyers
Removal and Relocation
Illinois Law re Relocation of Children from Illinois: Four Supreme Court decisions and one Rewrite LaterView Article PDF
Intrastate Removal (Relocation) And Illinois LawView Article PDF
Updated 2024 Spreadsheet Summarizing Illinois Relocation CasesView Article PDF
