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What Are My Options if My Ex Refuses to Pay Child Support? By: Gordon & Perlut, LLC Child support is essential for any child’s well-being, and it is designed to provide for a child’s needs even if the parents are no longer together. Under Illinois law, child support is calculated according to the income shares […]

How is the Allocation of Parental Responsibilities  Decided? By: Gordon & Perlut, LLC When you are going through a child custody case, it is critical to understand how the allocation of parental responsibilities will be decided. Depending upon the circumstances of your case, the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act (IMDMA) allows for the […]

How Can a Paternity Test Protect a Father’s Rights? By: Gordon & Perlut, LLC A paternity test may be essential to protect the father’s rights when parents of minor children who are dating and are going through a breakup, or when a person learns he is the father of a child but no longer has […]

How Illinois Divorce Laws Changed in 2019 By: Gordon & Perlut, LLC In recent years, Illinois divorce laws have undergone numerous changes, from shifts in the way the Illinois Marriage Dissolution of Marriage Act (IMDMA) describes and allocates child custody (which is now known as the allocation of parental responsibilities), to the development of guidelines […]