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Editor’s correction By Rory Weiler Family Law, December 2015 Two corrections to an article published in the November 2015 issue.
A lawyer’s guide to the DSM IV TR© By Rory Weiler Elder Law, June 2012 The DSM IV TR (“text revision”) is the latest authoritative compilation of categorization and classification of mood, medical and personality disorders affecting human beings.
A lawyer’s guide to the DSM IV TR© By Rory Weiler Family Law, March 2012 The DSM IV TR (“text revision”) is the latest authoritative compilation of categorization and classification of mood, medical and personality disorders affecting human beings.
1 comment (Most recent March 15, 2012)
Chair’s column By Rory Weiler Family Law, June 2011 A farewell message from Outgoing Chair Rory Weiler.
1 comment (Most recent July 1, 2011)
Chair’s column By Rory Weiler Family Law, May 2011 A message from Family Law Section Chair Rory Weiler.
1 comment (Most recent May 9, 2011)
Chair’s column By Rory Weiler Family Law, April 2011 A look at ISBA CLE and how programs are created and organized.
Chair’s column By Rory Weiler Family Law, March 2011 A call to action, from Family Law Section Chair Rory Weiler.
2 comments (Most recent March 24, 2011)
Chair’s column By Rory Weiler Family Law, February 2011 While the new, soon-to-be-signed-into-law Illinois Religious Freedom and Civil Union Act greatly enhances the rights of certain individuals involved in partnerships outside of the traditional state approved marriage, it doesn’t completely level the playing field between married parties and those involved in a civil union.
1 comment (Most recent January 28, 2011)
Chair’s column By Rory Weiler Family Law, December 2010 Communication with our clients is the best way of assuaging our client’s concerns and easing their fears, and symbiotically, just good marketing of your practice.
Chair’s column By Rory Weiler Family Law, September 2010 A message from Chair Rory Weiler.
1 comment (Most recent September 11, 2010)
Chair’s column By Rory Weiler Family Law, August 2010 A summary of what Family Law Section members can expect in the coming year, from new Chair Rory Weiler.
Parental rights to engage therapy for a minor child and the Illinois Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act By Rory Weiler Family Law, February 2010 One of the many conundrums faced in the family law practice is the seemingly ubiquitous situation where your client decides that the children need professional help in dealing with the issues arising out of the divorce, and the other parent believes that counseling, therapy or whatever moniker you wish to assign to it is contrary to the children’s best interests. In the past, in the absence of a parenting agreement or custody order, there was no clear guidance from the IMDMA or the courts as to which parent’s choice controlled, if any.
Retained earnings of a family business: Income, asset, or both? By Rory Weiler Family Law, July 2009 Are retained earnings income (as it appears from the definition) or are they assets? 
Hello, young lawyers By Rory Weiler Family Law, October 2007 Experienced practitioners will agree that one of the most overlooked elements of the practice of law, and certainly one topic none of us heard much, if anything, about in law school is the art of client selection and management.
Enforcement of prenuptial agreements under the Illinois Uniform Premarital Agreement Act By Rory Weiler Family Law, February 2006 Historically, individuals in Illinois who agree to marry have had the ability to contract away marital rights and obligations in the event of a death or divorce through the use of prenuptial (sometimes referred to as “antenuptial”) agreements.
The Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act By Rory Weiler Family Law, June 2004 Effective January 1, 2004, the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA)2 will supplant the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (UCCJA) and become the law of the land in Illinois, as it already has become in approximately 30 other states.
Preparing your client for “the” evaluation By Rory Weiler Family Law, December 2002 The parties in many divorce cases initially dispute custody of the children. Fortunately, these disputes are most often resolved through the efforts of counsel and the court by the use of the mediation process.

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