While our firm has strong financial expertise, Michael Roe has always had a strong focus on child custody issues, including complex child custody litigation. In Illinois law, the term “child custody” has been replaced by “allocation of parental responsibilities” and “parenting time” since January 1, 2016, under the Illinois Marriage…
Ilyssa Panitz freely admits she gave up the financial reins when she got married. “I did not keep an eye on the money, even though I got married later in life,” says Panitz, 54, who lives in Westchester County, N.Y. “My former spouse worked in accounting and I was taking…
The subject of the use of Artificial Intelligence in medicine, engineering and other professions has become heightened and very contentious. AI, as many people know, has the ability to very quickly aggregate and analyze data (information), and to provide contextual and reasoned answers to questions posed to these computer platforms. …
A “source of funds” rule refers to a legal principle, primarily used in divorce proceedings, that determines whether a property should be classified as marital or separate based on the origin of the funds used to acquire or improve it; essentially, it means that if a spouse contributes premarital funds to…
The issue of cohabitation in Illinois divorce cases is an interesting one. Sometimes, a spouse that is receiving maintenance support engages in a relationship with a third party after the divorce. The payor spouse many times feels a bit cheated, in that a former spouse (payee) receives financial support while…
A few years ago, I tried a lengthy case in Will County, Illinois that ended up on appeal on a few key issues. One of these issues is that at trial, I put in evidence and argued that the small company owned by the parties should have its retained earnings…
Children 4 Tomorrow 5th Annual PA Symposium What We Need to Know about Psychological Child Abuse a.k.a. “Parental Alienation.” Raising Awareness – Increasing Knowledge of Parental Alienation WHEN: April 26, 2024 TIME: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM (Central U.S. Standard Time) WHERE: via Zoom 8 CLE’s – Legal (Judges &…
In my practice, much of the emphasis on this blog is placed on complex child custody litigation, and how to manage these difficult issues with child custody litigation. Yet, in some of my cases along with child custody issues there can be significant financial issues and division of property…
https://amandasillars.com/blog/f/parental-alienation-literature-2016-and-beyond?blogcategory=Books Amanda is the founder of the Eeny Meeny Miney Mo Foundation and the creator of the Australian Parental Alienation Awareness Day, on the 12th of October. Amanda is regularly consulted as an emerging subject matter expert in this field. Amanda’s goal, and that of the Eeny Meeny Miney Mo Foundation, is…
So what accounts for the post-holiday divorce? Why Does Divorce Spike In January? According to experts, the biggest reason that divorces rise following the holidays is a desire for one person in the marriage to start fresh and begin another year with a clean slate. “Whatever unhappiness they’ve had, they don’t…