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When a former spouse or partner is deported from the United States, many parents worry that child support payments will stop completely. Deportation can make enforcement more complicated, but it does not erase a parent’s legal obligation to support their child. In Illinois, a valid child support order remains enforceable even if the paying parent […]

Child support obligations can become more complex when a parent has children with multiple partners. In Illinois, courts frequently encounter situations where a parent has one child with a first partner and later has another child with a different partner. Parents often wonder how the law determines support obligations in these circumstances and whether the […]

Understanding Back Child Support Under Illinois Family Law There are many different types of scenarios in the Chicago area in which someone might want to seek retroactive child support and may try to seek help with child support collections. Strictly speaking, retroactive child support does not refer to a situation in which there was a […]

Many couples believe that avoiding conflict keeps a marriage stable. Silence can feel safer than arguing, especially when emotions run high. From a legal perspective, however, long-term avoidance and emotional withdrawal often create deeper problems than open disagreement. We represent spouses throughout Chicago and across Illinois, and we consistently see how silence erodes trust, communication, […]