2021 Illinois Divorce and Family Law Bills (Click here for detailed pdf links and summary). Executive Summary. As of June 2020, several important pieces of Illinois’ family-law legislation have passed both Houses. Anticipate new family laws in 2021 including: Technical changes made to the … [Read more...] about Illinois Divorce and Family Law Legislation 2021
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McHenry County Illinois Court Status and Family Law Division: Zoom Court and Other Procedures
Updated: June 10, 2021. Since year-end 2020, remote court appearance has been strongly encouraged by the 22nd Circuit. The divorce courts in McHenry County continue to offer remote appearance for matters other than trials or certain contested hearings. This includes family-law cases before Judges … [Read more...] about McHenry County Illinois Court Status and Family Law Division: Zoom Court and Other Procedures
Financial Affidavit Form
Illinois Income Shares legislation, effective since July 1, 2017, renders the currently approved Illinois Supreme Court Form as Obsolete. The form that is in use state-wide and is mandated by the terms of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act has been obsolete since July 1, … [Read more...] about Financial Affidavit Form
Pre-Marital Property – Title Still Matters
Title ownership matters. Even with the changes to the 2016 Illinois law. Its a common misconception that once you are married, half of everything each spouse owns belongs to the other spouse. As a result, people often see little harm in transferring a pre-marital asset titled in their own name … [Read more...] about Pre-Marital Property – Title Still Matters
Income Shares Comes to Illinois
With the passage of income shares legislation (Pub. Act 100-15), Illinois law regarding child support dramatically changes. Prior to the passage of the income shares legislation, Illinois had comprehensive changes to its family laws in virtually all areas other than child support. This is because … [Read more...] about Income Shares Comes to Illinois
Don’t Cancel Spouse’s Health Insurance
Don't cancel the health insurance for your spouse just yet. While it does not happen often, there are cases were as soon as a divorce starts, one spouse cancels a group health insurance plan for the other spouse. Usually, this is a serious financial mistake. First, the cancellation probably should … [Read more...] about Don’t Cancel Spouse’s Health Insurance