Divorced parents often rely on child support payments in order to cover essential child rearing costs, such as child care, clothing, food, education, and recreational activities. When a noncustodial parent fails to make the required child support payments, the children and custodial parent suffer.
Under Illinois law, child support is determined by using a formula whi...
Illinois is an equitable distribution state. During the property division process, assets are divided between divorcing spouses in a fair and equitable manner. Unlike community property states where each spouse receives half of the marital estate during their divorce, there is no set rule that states each spouse will receive half or 50%.
Factors that affect marita...
For many couples going through divorce proceedings in Illinois, financial issues are often controversial and can cause a lot of contention. In today’s economy, money matters can impact many facets of an individual’s life and as such many divorcing spouses feel as though they have to fight in order to get the assets they feel belong to them.
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Facebook, one of the most popular sources of social media, is used by more than a billion people every day. Many people communicate with friends and family through Facebook instead of writing, texting or telephoning. It's a valuable social media source for communication, but it can also be a source for gathering useful evidence in divorce and child custody cases. A ch...
One of the most important determinations to be made during any divorce proceeding is the awarding of child support to the custodial parent. This money is used by custodial parents to put food on the table and clothes on the children. It is also used to help cover housing and other expenses of the household necessary for the children's well-being.
It is estimated that nearly...
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