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Father Daughter Relationships During Divorce Children play a central role in divorce cases. When couples with children divorce, child custody is often the most important issue in the case. The custody laws help determine whether to grant joint custody, the scope of visitation rights, child support, and much more. But as a Chicago divorce lawyer, I know that there’s more to the divorce process than just the legal rules. It’s crucial for divorcing and divorced parents to maintain a healthy re...   Read more ...  

Removal-Cases-Include-Mediation-in-Child-Custody I recently wrote about removal under Illinois family law, and wanted to share an important update on that topic. On July 1, the Illinois Supreme Court amended its rules to expand mediation in child custody cases to include removal. The change will take effect on September 1, 2013. In 2006, the Illinois Supreme Court issued rules to streamline child custody cases throughout Illinois. That reform focused not only on speeding up child custody cases...   Read more ...  

Civil-Unions-for-Same-Sex-Couples On June 26, 2013, in the landmark ruling of United States v. Windsor, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”). In place since 1996, DOMA restricted validly married gay couples from access to federal benefits. In another case decided the same day, Hollingsworth v. Perry, the Court reinstated a lower court opinion that struck down California’s gay marriage ban (called Proposition 8 or “Prop 8”). The Court held that the ci...   Read more ...  

Dual-Citizenship-and-Divorce My last post examined some of the early legal issues to consider when dual nationals decide to get a divorce. A divorce proceeding involving dual nationals can be complex. It can also be emotional, expensive, and stressful. As a Chicago divorce lawyer, I am here to help and provide guidance and support. Here is the second part of my article on important legal issues to consider in divorce cases involving dual nationals. What Country Will Have Jurisdiction Over the D...   Read more ...  

Dual-Citizenship-and-Divorce As a Chicago divorce lawyer, I have directly handled Illinois divorce cases and family law matters involving dual citizenship.  These cases essentially involve the situation in which one, or both, parties to a marriage are citizens of two or more countries.  Divorce cases that include dual citizenship issues can be quite complex.  This complexity is due to the following: the concept of dual citizenship itself, jurisdictional issues as to what court will decide di...   Read more ...  

Helping-Children-Through-Divorce When it comes to handling the legal aspects of your divorce, you’ll be hard pressed to find a stauncher advocate than me.  I know just how difficult the process can be, and no one will work harder to help you through it.  Unfortunately, one of the bigger problems with divorce is what it can do to any children involved; they’ve spent their entire lives with married parents, and now that’s been turned upside down. While I can’t fix that prob...   Read more ...