by Paul Johnson | Nov 17, 2014 | Traffic Law |
The State of Illinois has approved Public Act 098-0870, effective January 1, 2015, which adds Section 6-308 to the Illinois Vehicle Code and provides that any person cited for a petty traffic offense is not required to post his or her license as bond. This is a...
by Paul Johnson | Oct 8, 2014 | Family Law |
In In re Marriage of Hunt, the Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, devised a formula that is to be used when dividing marital pension plans. 78 Ill. App. 3d 653 (1st Dist. 1979). The formula is known as the Hunt formula and has several variations. The type...
by Paul Johnson | Sep 17, 2014 | Family Law |
The date of separation that you plead in your no-fault divorce petition can have a major impact on your exposure to, or your ability to assert, a dissipation claim at a later stage in your divorce litigation. A dissipation claim is a claim by you or your spouse that...
by Paul Johnson | Aug 21, 2014 | Family Law |
The State of Illinois has approved Public Act 098-0961 (“the Act”), effective January 1, 2015, which amends Section 504 of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act (“IMDMA”) by providing a formulaic approach to calculating spousal...
by Paul Johnson | Jul 16, 2014 | Family Law |
Under Illinois law, a non-custodial parent may be entitled to receive child support from a custodial parent. The Illinois Supreme Court, in In re Marriage of Turk, held that a trial court may order a custodial parent to pay a non-custodial parent child support where...
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