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Social Security Garnishment and Child Support Collections By: M. Scott Gordon Child support collections can be a frustrating and complicated process, particularly when the parent owes back child support and has failed to pay for many months (or even years). Many parents in Illinois have attempted to obtain unpaid child support through the garnishment of […]

What is a “Substantial Change in Circumstances” for Modifying Spousal Maintenance? By: M. Scott Gordon Spousal support, or spousal maintenance, can be awarded in divorces in Illinois in certain circumstances. Generally speaking, Illinois law says that a court can decide to award temporary or long-term maintenance for a spouse, taking into account a variety of […]

Thinking About Divorce? A New Study Suggests You May Reconsider By: M. Scott Gordon If you are thinking about filing for divorce in Chicago, you may have been contemplating this difficult decision for a very long time. We know that nobody enters into the divorce process lightly, especially after a long-term marriage and when there […]

Divorcing Someone with Narcissistic Personality Disorder By: M. Scott Gordon The term “narcissist” gets used colloquially to describe a person who seems more interested in himself or herself than in other people, or to describe a person who appears especially vain. Yet it is important to realize that narcissistic personality disorder is an actual mental […]