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Traveling with your Children? Be Sure to Follow These Guidelines By: M. Scott Gordon When traveling with children after a child custody dispute, it is extremely important to follow proper protocol. Take the recent case of a Skokie man who allegedly left the country with his children without their mother’s knowledge. Murtaza Ali, who according […]

Defending Your Rights as a Father in a Divorce By: M. Scott Gordon Much is made these days over shifting parental roles and the increasingly shared burdens of child upbringing in a marriage. But while our society has made great strides in recent decades toward shared parenting responsibilities, many fathers still feel left out of […]

Smartphone Apps that Can Be Used Against You in Divorce By: M. Scott Gordon A recent story in the Chicago Tribune highlights an issue that divorce lawyers have been observing for years: smartphone activities are increasingly being presented as evidence in divorce cases. In a survey conducted by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 97 […]

4 Ways Spouses Hide Money to Avoid Paying Child Support By: M. Scott Gordon Concealing income for the purposes of avoiding child support payments is all too common in Illinois family law. Chicago area parents will often plead financial hardship with the hopes of garnering a smaller court ordered monthly payment. In some cases, claimed […]