Month: September 2014

Illinois residents who are going through a divorce or contemplating one might be interested in learning about some of the worst financial mistakes someone going through a divorce can make. To start, any spouse who does not keep track of the family finances may be at a...

An effort to modify a child support order in Illinois may only be made if a state court has already entered an order in the case in question. If this is the case, then one parent may serve another by mail in connection with a request for a modification. Before a...

To file for divorce in Illinois, one spouse must be a resident of the state for at least 90 days prior to filing. Those who are in the military and have been stationed in the state for at least 90 days may also file in Illinois. Furthermore, the divorce will be filed...

Custodial parents who receives help through programs such as AABD Cash, AABD Medical, TANF, Family Assist, Parent/KidCare Assist or KidCare Moms and Babies are required to cooperate with child support enforcement activities. Cooperation means that the custodial parent...

A couple considering the end of a marriage may be interested in understanding uncontested divorce proceedings. In a no-fault divorce, irreconcilable differences is generally cited as the basis for the action. In a fault divorce, a number of grounds for divorce may be...

Forensic accounting is the practice of looking at paperwork and finding irregularities or evidence of fraudulent conduct. It is often used when auditing companies, but it may also be used during property division in cases of contentious divorce where large amounts of...

Illinois is a signatory to the Uniform Prenuptial Agreement Act. The recent divorce between Citadel Funds founder Ken Griffin and his wife Anne Dias-Griffin has seen her challenge the prenuptial agreement the couple signed in 2002. The legal consensus on prenuptial...

In Illinois and other states, there are significant differences between an annulment and a divorce. An annulment is distinct from a divorce in that it operates to make it as if the marriage had never occurred, while a divorce simply ends the marriage. In some ways,...

In Illinois, a formula is used to determine the amount of child support that should be awarded. This formula primarily factors in the income of the parent who will pay the support and the number of children. Support continues in Illinois until the child turns 18, gets...