Child support is money paid from one parent to another for a child’s food, clothing and lodging. In Illinois, it can also include child care, insurance premiums and medical costs, and extracurricular activities of the child. Child support is usually court-ordered … Continued
ISBA top family law cases. The Family Law Section of the Illinois State Bar Association has noted that In re Marriage of Bostrom is one of the five most important family law cases in 2022. Annette Fernholz represented the Appellee … Continued
Cook County judges return to the courtroom. Post- pandemic, many Cook County judges are now required to return to the courthouse. Many court statuses are still conducted by zoom and it is expected will continue to be via zoom. Most … Continued
Private mediation services are available to help resolve emergencies, an isolated issue or an entire case. Agreements of the parties reduced to a court order may be entered by the court to help advance your case. The court orders may … Continued
Under the current a statute, a parent who has been allocated either equal or a majority of the parenting time with a child and lives in Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry or Will counties must adhere to new procedures if … Continued
The current statute adopted in 2016 adds some uniformity to the dissolution process. Prior to implementing specific guidelines, judicial inconsistency and unpredictability made it difficult to offer and accept settlement proposals on support issues. The current statutory guidelines establish parameters for determining both the … Continued
Annette Fernholz on Court’s list of approved mediators. The Circuit Court of Cook County Domestic Relations Division has expanded its mediation rules. There has been a long-standing mandatory mediation rule for parents with child custody, visitation and removal issues. Now … Continued
If you are asking yourself that question, then you probably should. In Illinois, a couple who is contemplating marriage can enter into a written contract that controls how certain assets and financial issues will be addressed in the event of … Continued
Illinois is one of about a dozen states that may order a divorced parent to contribute to the college or vocational expenses of a child. One of the issues often reserved (or delayed for later adjudication) in divorce judgments is … Continued
The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction provides an expeditious method to return a child internationally abducted from one parent by another between two countries that are member nations. Proceedings on the Convention take place in … Continued
