While many parents think their child support should cover all expenses related to their child(ren), that is usually not the case. In addition to ordering child support, the Court usually requires both parents to contribute to the reasonable expenses for childcare, school, extracurricular activities, and healthcare. More specifically, the Court has the discretion to order …
Many parents with college-bound children have the following questions: Is it okay if I wait to file a petition to have my ex-spouse contribute to college expenses until after my child starts college? It depends on the language in your Judgment for Dissolution of Marriage. Usually, when parents divorce and a Judgment for Dissolution of …
You and your spouse or partner have children and have decided to divorce or end the relationship. Whether you are married or unmarried with children, it’s important to enter into a detailed Allocation Judgment (also known as a Parenting Plan) allocating parental responsibilities between the two of you. Many times parents decide to enter into …
Common Pitfalls in Allocation Judgments (Parenting Plans) Read More »
Going through a contentious divorce brings out the worst in many people. Emotions run high. Couples who have spent years learning what irritates their spouse attempt to use this knowledge to their advantage during a divorce. This is especially true if one of the spouses is a classic gaslighter. A gaslighter is an individual who …
After months of negotiation, a final deal has been reached, or a judge has made a final decision. You breathe a deep sigh of relief that the divorce is done. Time to move on. However, once a final Judgment is entered, there is still follow up work that must be done. One of the items …
Your Divorce is Final. Don’t Forget to Change Your Beneficiaries! Read More »
Are you going through a divorce and concerned about losing non-marital funds you spent toward a marital asset? Conversely, are you concerned about losing marital funds which were spent toward your spouse’s non-marital asset? Simply because the funds were already spent or commingled does not mean that they cannot be recovered. Under Illinois law, when …
Can Funds Commingled Between Marital and Non-Marital Estates Be Reimbursed? Read More »
It’s That Time of Year! Truing up child support and maintenance It has become increasingly more common for parties to be required to “true-up” child support pursuant to the Judgment for Dissolution of Marriage entered in their case. Typically, after year-end income information is available, the parties share their respective earnings for the year and …
