“If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.” – Albert Einstein.
“The rules of court we have promulgated are not aspirational. They are not suggestions. They have the force of law, and the presumption must be that they will be obeyed and enforced as written.” Bright v. Dicke, 652 N.E.2d 275 (1995)
“[E]veryone is presumed to know the law and ignorance of the law excuses no one” Jones v. Board of Education of the City of Chicago, 2013 IL App (1st) 122437
“Arguments without citation of authority are forfeited.” Porter v. Cub Cadet LLC, 2020 IL App (2d) 190823
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A picture may be worth a thousand words but usually there are plenty of words to available to prove your point in this modern age.
A trial is “a formal judicial examination of evidence and determination of legal claims in an adversary proceeding” Black’s Law Dictionary (11th ed. 2019) Witnesses are needed to provide the court with evidence. Evidence is mostly
The words “argue” and “divorce” go hand in hand. In an Illinois divorce proceeding, an argument is not the bickering, squabbling or even screaming that occurred in the underlying relationship. In an Illinois divorce proceeding
A fool and his money are soon parted. This partition often happens before an Illinois divorce. Whether the investment was crypto, stock market day trading or other forms of essentially legalized gambling, big losses mean
Hiring an attorney before signing a prenuptial agreement in Illinois is not necessary. However, it is a good idea to hire an attorney before entering into a life-altering document…but what could be less romantic on
Illinois final divorce documents include a lot of boilerplate language. Most divorce lawyers will skim the standard paragraphs. After all, the boilerplate language is the same in every Marital Settlement Agreement. I am not most
Married people often put both of their names on the deed to their home. Sometimes, a parent or other person will also be on the deed with the married couple. If two is company, three
Divorces in Illinois can often start with a bang. Specifically, one party can make horrible accusations about the other party in a Petition for Order of Protection. A Petition for Order of Protection can be
In a divorce, people do things they should NOT do. An Illinois divorce court has a strong bias towards preventing bad behavior and towards keeping the peace. In an Illinois divorce, there are no standing
When considering a divorce, people move money around or even hide assets. Real estate cannot be hidden or moved, however, because you know the address. Can real estate be sold by one spouse without the
Lawyers move firms a lot in Illinois. Changing law firms is a natural part of any lawyer’s career. A good lawyer will likely have relationships with the clients they interact with. When that lawyer moves
In Illinois, age 18 is not the end of a parent’s obligation to their children. Illinois parents are still legally responsible for contributing to their children’s college expenses within reason. A Divorced Parent’s Obligation To
When adults with children separate, those adults govern their parenting time and parental decision-making with court orders. These court orders tell each parent when they are to pick up their children and what they can
Many people who interact with the Illinois family system hold it in very low regard. After a spate of bad facts, bad luck and probably bad representation, the unhappy Illinois family law litigant may wish
When people lament their former spouses’ failings a polite way to say it is “he/she was impossible.” Be careful…the former spouse just might agree and claim that further compliance with the final divorce decree is
“This is a very amicable divorce,” clients often tell me. In fact, the divorce is so amicable that both parties overlook each others’ mistakes when forming the final agreements. Maybe an asset was forgotten to
Private investigators seem to be a natural part of the distrustful atmosphere of a divorce. In Illinois, private investigators can be called as witnesses in a divorce trial to describe and explain their findings in
Cameras are ubiquitous in society. People even put cameras in their own houses, “nanny cams.” People also put cameras outside their houses, “ring doorbells.” Actually, everyone carries cameras with them all the time, “smart phones.”
You cannot make an omelet without breaking an egg and you can’t get a final judgment for dissolution of marriage without proving to the court that the Respondent was personally served. “After the filing of
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