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Chicago Divorce and the Importance of Prenuptial Agreements By M. Scott Gordon How important are prenuptial agreements when it comes to divorce in Chicago? According to a recent article in USA Today, it’s important for Chicagoans who are planning to get married to think ahead, regardless of their socioeconomic brackets. To be sure, prenuptial agreements, […]

Chicago Parental Rights and Adoption By: M. Scott Gordon What kinds of parental rights does a biological parent maintain in the event of adoption? And do adoptive parents acquire the same rights and responsibilities as biological parents once an adoption is finalized? In order to understand how parental rights work in our state with regard […]

Chicago Fault vs. No-Fault Divorce By: M. Scott Gordon If you’re a Chicago resident and you’re thinking about filing for divorce, you may have heard that Illinois’s statute retains options both for fault and no-fault divorce. In recent years, a number of states have done away with divorce based on fault, and most couples who […]

Chicago Child Custody and Jurisdiction By: M. Scott Gordon When can an Illinois court decide child custody matters, and when does it lack jurisdiction? The Illinois Supreme Court recently heard a case, McCormick v. Robertson, concerning subject matter jurisdiction and the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act, 750 ILCS 36/201. Let’s take a closer […]