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How Long Am I Liable for Children’s College Expenses? By: Gordon & Perlut, LLC Whether you are going through a divorce or a split from your child’s other parent, you should know that the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act (IMDMA) allows a court to award college expenses to your child. The statute says […]

What Are the Benefits of 50/50 Custody? By: Gordon & Perlut, LLC When you are going through a case involving child custody in Illinois, you should know parents will likely share parenting time unless, according to Illinois law, the court finds evidence that a parent’s use of parenting time would seriously endanger the child’s health. […]

If I Work Extended Overtime, Can I Make Up My Parenting Time? By: Gordon & Perlut, LLC Many parents in Illinois have irregular schedules that do not allow them to spend significant amounts of time with their children in the evenings or on the weekends. In situations where a parent ends up working a substantial […]

How Does Child Support Work With Two Different Mothers? By: Gordon & Perlut, LLC The Illinois child support model changed relatively recently to an “income shares” model that considers the incomes of both parents when determining the total child support obligation instead of ordering one parent to pay child support to the other parent. Part […]