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By: M. Scott Gordon When a non-custodial parent fails to pay child support or has not been involved at all in a child’s life up to a certain point, the custodial parent may be entitled to unpaid child support payments. Generally speaking, retroactive child support is a term that typically comes up in two different […]

Benefits for Couples in Same-Sex Civil Unions By: M. Scott Gordon If you and your partner are in a same-sex civil union and live in Chicago, do you have the same rights when it comes to healthcare coverage as couples in a same-sex marriage? It might seem logical that same-sex couples in civil unions and […]

Removing and Replacing a Guardian in Illinois By: M. Scott Gordon Most guardians who are designated by family members or appointed by the court approach their jobs with an honest desire and intent to help the child who is under their care. But there is no real training class to help someone become a good […]

Beware the Dangers of Commingling Assets By: M. Scott Gordon In theory, the task of property division in an Illinois divorce should be simple: Each party walks away from the divorce with all property they had acquired prior to the marriage along with any property they received by gift or by inheritance. Any property the […]