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What Factors Does a Court Consider in Allocating Parenting Time? By: M. Scott Gordon If you are familiar with recent changes to the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act (IMDMA) that took effect on January 1, 2016, you know that the state is no longer using the terms “child custody” and “visitation.” Instead, those […]

Commingling Assets and Your Chicago Divorce By: M. Scott Gordon While most people who get married in the Chicago area are not immediately thinking about the possibilities of divorce, it is important to consider the implications of commingling assets during the marriage and the impact on property division. To be sure, if you are your […]

One Year Later: How Changes to Illinois Divorce Laws Impact Middle-Class Spouses By: M. Scott Gordon About one year ago, the Illinois Bar Journal published an article about sweeping changes to Illinois family law that would impact both the language and substance of divorce, spousal maintenance, and child custody in the state. These changes to […]

Will New Illinois Child Support Laws Impact Collections? By: M. Scott Gordon When states like Illinois make changes to child support laws and the ways in which child support payments are calculated, can those changes have any impact on collections efforts? For instance, do child support collections needs increase or decrease with certain changes to […]