Fencing and the art of forum protection
By Margaret C. Benson & M. Lee Witte
Family Law,
June 2002
Fencing (with weapons, not merchandise) is a classic sport that requires agility, strength and quickness.
Legislative update
By M. Lee Witte
Family Law,
June 2001
The 92nd General Assembly did family law practitioners some good and, we think, very little harm.
Parent power
By M. Lee Witte & Margaret C. Benson
Family Law,
February 2001
While the Illinois Supreme Court was considering the application of Troxel v. Granville to our grandparents' visitation statute, a future justice of that court was using Troxel to find that a Constitutional right to court-appointed counsel exists in adoption proceedings.
Minor guardianship practice
By M. Lee Witte
Family Law,
May 2000
It used to be simple. Parents battled for custody of their children in the Domestic Relations Division.
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