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Termination of Maintenance Based on Cohabitation: Intimate Dating Relationship or De Facto Marriage? By Michelle Lawless Family Law, September 2023 The appellate court recently addressed the issue of termination of maintenance due to cohabitation or continuing conjugal basis in In re the Marriage of Edson.
Retainers in dissolution of marriage actions By Michelle Lawless & Patrick Ryan Family Law, July 2007 The recent Illinois Supreme Court ruling in Dowling v. Chicago Options Associates, Inc., et al., clarifies that attorneys have a third option when considering the type of written retainer agreement to enter into with a client.

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