by Paul Johnson | Apr 12, 2016 | Family Law |
As part of an ongoing process to standardize the forms used in the courts throughout the State of Illinois, the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Access to Justice has approved a financial affidavit for use in all divorce, paternity, and family law court cases. The...
by Paul Johnson | May 29, 2015 | Family Law |
Section 215 (the “Section”) of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986 (the “Act”) sets forth two different types of orders of protection – mutual orders of protection and correlated orders of protection. The Section expressly states...
by Paul Johnson | Feb 12, 2015 | Family Law |
The recent amendment to the Illinois maintenance statute brought with it many significant changes to the established maintenance law, the most substantial of which is new formulaic approach to the calculation of a maintenance award. The maintenance guidelines formula...
by Paul Johnson | Dec 27, 2014 | Family Law |
On January 1, 2015, the new Section 504 maintenance guidelines became effective in Illinois. Although this statute clearly applies to divorce petitions filed on or after its effective date, its retroactive application to cases filed prior to that date takes careful...
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...
Recent Comments