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Learning More About Child Relocation After Divorce By: M. Scott Gordon Once your Chicago divorce has been finalized and you have a parenting plan or allocation judgment in place, you might be thinking about moving to a new house or even to a new state. As a brief reminder, under the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution […]

How Does the Illinois Adoption Process Work? By: M. Scott Gordon If you are thinking about adoption in the Chicago area, we know that you probably have many questions about the Illinois adoption process. Adoptions in Chicago are governed by the Illinois Adoption Act (750 ILCS 50/1). To better understand how adoption works in Illinois, […]

Getting Divorced in Chicago from Prison By: M. Scott Gordon Many Chicago area residents understand that, if they want to file for divorce, they need to take the initial steps required to begin the process. However, for individuals who are serving jail time and are incarcerated in the state of Illinois, it is not always […]

Child Support with Separate Mothers By: M. Scott Gordon If you are currently in the process of seeking a divorce, you may know that Illinois law recently changed when it comes to child support calculations. Under Illinois law (750 ILCS 5/505), child support is now calculated based on an “income shares” model. In the income […]