2019, 2022 and 2024 Biannual Master Teacher's Seminar re Child Support and Maintenance. Our 2024 program Wednesday, March 20, 2024 Interactive Live Webcast Program Moderators: Gunnar J. Gitlin, Gitlin Law Firm, Woodstock Nancy Chausow Shafer, Sage Counsel, LLC, Highland Park … [Read more...] about IICLE’s Bi-Annual Master Teachers’ Child Support and Maintenance Seminar: 2024
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Income Withholding in Illinois: Illinois Form Versus 2023 Federal Form
Current Illinois law refers to "income withholding notice." Yet Federal law uses the acronym IWO (Income Withholding Order) referring both to notices and orders–although Illinois does not require a judge's signature. Illinois law also states that the IWO form must provide all the rights and duties … [Read more...] about Income Withholding in Illinois: Illinois Form Versus 2023 Federal Form
Current Federal Withholding (IWO) Form
Since 2020, the Office of Child Support Enforcement provided its current Federal income withholding for support form. For the current Federal form, click here: https://www.acf.hhs.gov/css/resource/income-withholding-for-support-form. I have updated the Illinois form that melds the State … [Read more...] about Current Federal Withholding (IWO) Form
Income Shares Law in Determining Child Support in Illinois-A Blessing and Curse
With the passage of income shares legislation (Pub. Act 100-15), Illinois law regarding child support dramatically changed. Prior to our July 1, 2017 effective date of the income shares law, Illinois had comprehensive changed to its family laws in all other areas. This is because the legislature … [Read more...] about Income Shares Law in Determining Child Support in Illinois-A Blessing and Curse
McHenry County Bar Association Presentation on Child Support Enforcement and True-ups
On October 13, 2020, Judge Jeffrey Hirsch gave a presentation with Attorney Gunnar J. Gitlin to the McHenry County Bar Association Family Law Section. It was titled, "IRMO SOLECKI, 2020 IL App (2d) 190381, Hard Lessons & Unexpected Consequences From Well-intentioned, Poorly-drafted MSAs." For … [Read more...] about McHenry County Bar Association Presentation on Child Support Enforcement and True-ups
Marriage of Lugge: Consideration of Cash Awarded to Spouse via a Marital Settlement Agreement-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 via a Marital Settlement Agreement-Reasonable Rate of Return
