Illinois Family and Divorce Law Links

The civility standards are not mandated for Illinois family lawyers. They should be. There are also professionalism or civility standards in Cook County, DuPage County and McHenry County, Illinois.

Edmund’s Used Cars

Kelley Blue Book, Used Car Values

This site is broken down into used car retail prices (values expected when shopping for a used car from a dealer) and private party prices (values expected when purchasing a used car from another consumer).

Zillow.com

Zillow  is an online tool which should not be mistaken for a professional valuation. The information that is helpful in this site is providing information regarding the value of houses in the area – which might be useful for determining “comps.” Comps are comparable sales.

The Giltin Law Firm Articles

The Gitlin Law Firm Case Law Summaries

Recent Illinois Appellate Court Opinions from “Illinois Courts”

Family Law Software

Every lawyer handling Illinois divorce should have Family Law Software.

State Disbursement Unit General Information

Visit the FAQ page for more info.

 Child Support Enforcement

This Gitlin Law Firm FAQ details information on Child Support Enforcement.

New Hires Initiative

Major Credit Report Providers

Equifax
Experian
TransUnion

The three services are similar.  Equifax was fairly well known, in part because of its data breach. In the midwest, there is a right to a free credit report. You are entitled to receive one free credit file disclosure every 12 months from each of the nationwide consumer credit reporting companies – Equifax, Experian and TransUnion. One of the key numbers is an individual’s FICO score @ http://www.myfico.com/

Annual Credit Report FAQ’s

Resource for discussions on credit reports.

Equifax Credit Report or “3 in 1” Credit Report

Our Family Wizard Web Site

The web site states, “The OurFamilyWizard website provides life management tools designed to help families with scheduling and managing important family information. It allows families to quickly store and access important family information from anywhere in the world.”

FERPA General Guidance for Parents

This is a lay-person’s guide to the federal law (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act – FERPA) that applies to educational agencies and institution that receive certain funding. Parochial and private schools at the elementary level do not generally receive such funding and are generally exempt from FERPA. It allows for disclosure of school records, etc.