Attorney's Fees

In the late 1990's, Illinois passed detailed legislation that controls attorney's fees in divorce and family-law cases. Lawyers and judges call this package of amendments the "Leveling the Playing Field Act." While proponents of the amendments promised to quickly amend this law because of its … [Read more...] about The Revolution that Wasn’t: Leveling the Playing Field, 27 Years Later

Since June 1, 1997 detailed legislation has been in force controlling attorney's fees in divorce and matrimonial law matters (cases under the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act - “”IMDMA”). While there was the promise to quickly amend this legislation to address some of the … [Read more...] about Leveling the Playing Field in Parentage Cases