2022 Articles

Using the (Not Quite) Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act By Wes Cowell November 2022 The Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act is simple, streamlined, and fast.

Voluntary Dismissal in Domestic Relations Cases By L. Steven Rakowski July 2022 An overview of how to withdraw your client's pleading.

What Does a Domestic Violence Survivor Need When Leaving an Abusive Relationship? By Sally Kolb March 2022 An overview of what domestic violence survivors need to discreetly arrange and/or gather prior to leaving their partner.

What Family Law Attorneys Need to Know About Instagram #Coaches By Karen VanderMeer October 2022 With the increased popularity of Instagram, a new influential participant is shaping clients' perception on what to expect from their family law cases—the Instagram coach.

What to Know Before You Take a Hague Convention Case By Staci Balbirer April 2022 Ten questions to ask when your client has a possible Hague Convention case.

The ‘What Was Contemplated…’ Virus Has Been Eradicated! By Judge Arnold Blockman, (ret.) June 2022 On May 13, 2022 the governor signed SB 3036 (P.A. 102-0823), which amended 750 ILCS 5/501(a)(1) and (a-5) regarding the modification of child support and maintenance.

What You Need to Know About the Child Support Advisory Committee By Richard Zuckerman June 2022 An overview of the Child Support Advisory Committee.

What’s a GAL to Do? The Debate Over GALs Filing Pleadings in Family Law Proceedings By Agnes Zielinski Olechno February 2022 Section 506 of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act is silent on whether a guardian ad litem may file pleadings in a family law proceeding.

When a Disability Benefit Is Actually a Pension in Disguise By Michael Strauss December 2022 Illinois courts are now unified in holding that they are to be treated the same if a party was ordered to divide their pension before the disability occurred.

When the Client Becomes the Debtor: Family Law Attorney Fee Agreements in Bankruptcy By Matthew Benson February 2022 An examination of the treatment of family law attorneys’ fees when the client files for bankruptcy protection and guidance as to how to avoid the pitfalls that can arise therein.