As a new year comes, so do the effective dates of many new statutes that Illinois has passed in 2017. Several of these laws involve family law matters. Pet Custody The first and most talked about change is the authority for courts to determine “pet custody” in divorce cases. We have previously done a separate…
The law never sleeps. While I am not sure this is a quotation I can attribute to anyone, in particular, the sentiment is all too true. Recently the Illinois legislature made even more changes to the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act (IMDMA) by the passage of Public Act 100-0520. These changes follow on the…
While Illinois still is without a budget, the Legislature is at work correcting its prior errors and clarifying things it previously did. For a third straight year, that means more changes to Illinois family law are coming. On August 12, 2016, Governor Rauner signed into law a bill clarifying and making corrections to the massive rewrite…
Now that we are more than a month into 2016, the thoughts of many people in the State who are going through a divorce or post-divorce proceedings are centered on the new Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage statute (the IMDMA). The changes in the new divorce law are historic. Gone are references to household…
We continue with our summaries of the changes to Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act (IMDMA) by focusing on the revisions to custody and visitation. Changes to parenting in divorce are, perhaps, the most significant of the changes that will take effect with the new law. In fact, the terms Custody and Visitation will no…
One of the first things that happen in divorces in which there is a disparity in income between the spouses is that the spouse with less income (or no income) files a petition for temporary support. The new revisions to the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act (“IMDMA”) effective January 1, 2016, will drastically…
Following successive major changes to Illinois marriage law in 2011 (civil unions), 2013 (same-sex marriage) and 2014 (spousal maintenance (alimony) provisions) the Illinois legislature has now passed, and the Governor has signed, a complete rewrite of the Illinois marriage and divorce law (Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act (IMDMA)). The last time the Marriage Act…