Amended effective January 1, 2018 (and new set effective January 1, 2019) Most Illinois divorce lawyers are unfamiliar with Pub. Act 100-520, which had an effective date of June 1, 2018. But per Pub. Act. 100-565 (SB 61), this had an effective date of January 1, 2018. And we have an entirely new … [Read more...] about Maintenance Guidelines 2018 and 2019
Archives for 2017
Collaborative Divorce and the Illinois Collaborative Process Act 2018
Effective January 1, 2018, Illinois law authorizes and facilitates collaborative divorce. The Collaborative Process Act is a groundbreaking law for Illinois family lawyers. Please note that the Gitlin on Divorce: A Guide to Illinois Family Law contains a new chapter regarding collaborative … [Read more...] about Collaborative Divorce and the Illinois Collaborative Process Act 2018
Financial Affidavit Form
Illinois approves standardized financial affidavit consistent with our income shares legislation. The Illinois Supreme Court's Equal Access Commission authorized the use of a form consistent with our income-sharing legislation. There remain needed areas of improvement for our form. One key comment: … [Read more...] about Financial Affidavit Form
Rewrite of Gitlin on Divorce 2019-2020 Ed: A Guide to Illinois Family Law
Gunnar J. Gitlin completed his comprehensive rewrite of Gitlin on Divorce: A Guide to Illinois Family Law. The treatise represents the completion of the rewrite started in 2016. It is available now through Lexis. Accordingly, the 2017 rewrite of Gitlin on Divorce: A Guide to Illinois Family … [Read more...] about Rewrite of Gitlin on Divorce 2019-2020 Ed: A Guide to Illinois Family Law
H. Joseph Gitlin Honored by Illinois Bar Foundation
The McHenry County Fellows of the Illinois Bar Foundation hosted reception to honor H. Joseph Gitlin (as well as his friend Herb Franks). On June 27, 2017, a reception was held to honor H. Joseph Gitlin, The Gitlin Law Firm. My father was posthumously presented with the Fellows Award for his … [Read more...] about H. Joseph Gitlin Honored by Illinois Bar Foundation
Update Regarding Illinois Child Support Income Shares Legislation
Income Sharing became the law in Illinois effective July 1, 2017. Pub. Act 100-15, had been alternatively called a technical corrections act but it does much more than provide technical corrections. Accordingly, I referred to it as a "trailer bill" to the original income shares legislation. The … [Read more...] about Update Regarding Illinois Child Support Income Shares Legislation
