A primary without primary physical possession of a child may be required to provide ongoing child support. Under Illinois law (750 ILCS 5/505), parents have a core legal responsibility to…
If you are divorcing, you may have questions about whether it will affect your child’s ability to attend college and if the court will address the matter of paying for…
When a couple has children together and decides to divorce or to separate, one of the parties may be required to pay child support to the other. The amount of…
In July, Illinois began using a different formula to calculate child support, bringing the state into line with the majority of the country. At the SAM LAW OFFICE LLC, we…
In August, Governor Bruce Rauner signed Senate Bill 67, also known as the Collaborative Process Act, into law. The long awaited statute officially codifies a form of alternative dispute resolution…
In Illinois, parents are obligated to provide financially for their children. This is true even after a divorce, when one or both of the parties will be required to pay…