Frequently, legal changes do not keep up with society’s changes very well. For example, many internet regulations were enacted in the 1990s, when this technology was in its infancy. Family...

Extracurricular Expenses Are extracurricular expenses on top of child support assessed in Illinois? Possibly. The Illinois child support laws in this area changed significantly in 2016. Now, the relevant portion...

If you have been married before, are getting married again, and have a retirement account, you should at least consider getting a prenuptial agreement. More than likely, your retirement account...

All relationships, whether they are between spouses, family members, friends, or acquaintances, have costs. At some point, the cost of maintaining that relationship exceeds the cost of ending it. Only...

The question of when to sign a voluntary acknowledgment of paternity is quite common. Roughly 40 percent of today’s births are outside wedlock. This percentage has almost doubled since 1990....

Keller Legal Services attorney Emily Wolf, far right, recently volunteered at the Warrenville-based Illinois Youth Center with members of the DuPage County Bar Association's Lawyers Lend-A-Hand to Youth Committee and...

When they first hear about it, most divorcing couples believe mediation will be a waste of time. They reason that if they can successfully talk out their problems, they wouldn’t...

Questions or concerns about parents’ rights in Illinois often arise in divorce cases involving minor children from the marriage. Yet it is important to know parents have rights - even...

Before the new Illinois Parental Responsibility Law, Illinois courts would award child custody to one or both parents. Under the old system, Illinois courts could award sole or joint legal...

What Is An Uncontested Divorce? Just hearing the word divorce conjures an image for many estranged spouses battling one another in court over every last issue, from the division of...