Before you file for divorce there are a number of considerations to keep in mind. Once you file for divorce in Illinois, there are many changes that occur once parties. It can be difficult to determine whether or not you want to file when you want to file, and how it will impact you and your family. This article is designed to give you an idea of what to expect, and things to consider when determining whether or not to file for divorce in Illinois.
What to Expect When You File For Divorce 1. You will spend time away from your children, including during the holidays. This is a tough one. A lot of people will “hold off” on divorcing until their children are grown and out of the house because the thought of not spending time with their children every day and every holiday is unfathomable to them. However, it is important to consider whether or not you are setting a healthy example for them of what a healthy relationship looks like. They know if you are happy or unhappy and the example you set is what you learn. In that respect, getting them out of a less than desirable situation in exchange for only spending Christmas Day with them (instead of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day) every year might be worth it, for their own personal growth. Additionally, time away from the children when they are with their other parent allows for personal growth, therapy, working out, hobbies, working, cleaning, etc. There is a positive to this negative, as long as you mentally prepare yourself. 2. You will have more bills to pay and less income with which to pay it. If both parties work, having more bills to pay with less income is particularly true. Running one household on two incomes is very different from running two households on two incomes. Cutting back on your expenses almost always has to happen when you file for divorce. Things To Consider Before You File for Divorce 3. Consider if you want to serve your spouse divorce papers and how. You do not have to serve your spouse with divorce papers to start the process. Many divorces start amicably with both parties discussing settlement, or an attorney mailing a proposal to one of the parties and advising them to respond within a certain amount of time to avoid service. People who get along decently may be able to get away from service altogether, as serving someone a lot of times has a stigma to it. 4. You may second guess your decision. It is very normal to wonder if you are doing the right thing, as is the case with any breakup, especially a marriage. You will mourn the loss of the relationship. This is all normal. Make sure you have a strong support network, including a therapist if needed. There is no shame in talking to someone about your feelings. In the event that you want to put the case “on hold” for six months after filing, there are ways to do that, too. The divorce is not final until a Judgment is entered. 5. Illinois is a “No-fault” State. This means the Illinois courts do not consider the parties’ conduct or wrongdoing when dividing assets. Many people are surprised by this and think that if someone was a bad husband, bad mother, abusive, etc., that they will be entitled to less money or property. That is not the law in Illinois. (However, see other blogs regarding dissipation laws in Illinois). 6. You will need some money available to you to hire an attorney even if you were not the breadwinner. People who were stay-at-home parents often find themselves without access to funds and they will ask if they can hire a lawyer for $0 and ask for fees from their spouse. Most attorneys will respond that you may not. You should ensure that you have a credit card to put a retainer on, or cash saved in order to retain an attorney. Fees can be requested, but most attorneys will require an initial retainer in order to do so. 7. You may go for a period of time without financial support, so prepare accordingly. Some people cut off the other spouse financially, completely, once the divorce is filed. That can be devastating and leave people without money to survive. I advise clients who are thinking of filing for divorce to take out a credit card in their own name, save cash here and there, buy gift cards for Walmart or Target, for gasoline, for groceries, etc., for nominal amounts to save for a rainy day, just in case they find themselves in a situation where they do not have access to money for a period of time. Once a case is filed, the other party has to be served and then has 30 days from the date of service to file their appearance. So, there can be a period of time where everything is “on hold” and no support is granted to you. Plan accordingly. 8. If you are in a situation with domestic violence, plan out everything and utilize all resources available to you in your community. In a domestic violence situation and you want to divorce, there are many things to consider:
A good divorce attorney can tell if an order of protection is needed as long as you are straightforward with them about your situation at home. There are also many domestic violence resources and organizations to assist you in our communities in Chicago and throughout Illinois. You will also find many places of worship and religious organizations experienced and willing to assist. If you’re ready to speak with an experienced Chicago divorce lawyer contact Anderson & Boback. Taking that first step to speak with an attorney about your situation can help you determine whether you’re ready to go through with divorce. THIS ARTICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED AT: https://illinoislawforyou.com/divorce/before-you-file-for-divorce-consider-this/
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As Chicago divorce lawyers clients with children often if divorced parents are required to pay for college. The general simplified answer is “yes”. The law in Illinois is that if the parents of a college-age child are unmarried (either divorced or never married to each other) the Court can require each parent to contribute to the cost of a college education.
How Much Will a Parent Have to Pay? This is not child support and there is no direct formula for calculating each parents’ contribution but the law in Illinois request that the amount a parent can be ordered to contribute cannot exceed the amount that it would cost to attend the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. The amount to attend the University of Illinois is published information that can be used as a baseline maximum amount when your child is going to attend a private, expensive and/or out of state school with premium-priced tuition, room and board. This keeps the cost somewhat in check under a reasonableness standard. Court’s will often require both parents and the child to contribute to college (baccalaureate degree only, Master’s degree or other advanced education is not included). I have seen Judges order the parents and the child to each pay for college in equal shares of one-third (1/3). This can be accomplished through loans by the parents and/or students. The initial inquiry is to look at any agreement that the parents may have entered previously. Usually in the form of a marital settlement agreement or parenting agreement that details parenting time and parenting responsibilities and often addresses college expenses. If there is an agreement in place, for example, that the parties will each pay 50% of the college expense then that is the starting point for the Court – absent any substantial change in circumstances brought to the court’s attention for modification of this agreement, the likely outcome is that Each parent pays 50%. More often, college costs are reserved until such time as the child or children become college age. This is wise as it is too difficult to predict what your ability to pay will be several years down the road. The next inquiry is to determine each parents’ ability to contribute to college based on the factors that the Illinois law has provided. Illinois Law Addressing Educational Expenses of a Non-Minor Child Section 513 of the Illinois Domestic Relations Law which is entitled “Educational expenses for a non-minor child” is the section that is used when a court is going to award sums of money out of the property and income of either or both parents. A court can also order payment from the estate of a deceased parent for the educational expenses of any child of the parties. The court has the authority to order one or both parents to pay for college until the child reaches age 23 or it can stretch to the age of 25 based on certain circumstances. Included in the costs that parents’ may be required to pay are the college application costs (up to five colleges) and the cost of up to two standardized college entrance examinations and one standardized college entrance examination preparatory course. What Qualifies as "Educational Expenses" Educational expenses include tuition and fees, housing, meal plan, medical insurance & expense, dental insurance and expense, reasonable living expenses, books, and supplies. If the court orders a parent to pay for college expenses, the child is required to sign a consent for the school to provide that parent with access to the child's academic transcripts, records, and grade reports. In addition, if a court orders a parent to pay college expenses, the child must maintain a cumulative "C" grade point average. If one or both of the parents have a 529 account for the benefit of the child, that account can be considered to be a resource of the child if the account was accumulated prior to a divorce. Any contributions made by a parent after a divorce could be considered a contribution from the contributing parent. Factors Used to Determine the Amount of Contribution The court will take into consideration the following in determining how much, if any, a parent must contribute to their child’s college expenses:
It does seem interesting that if the parents of a child are married, the State of Illinois cannot require them to contribute to the college expenses of their children. However, if the parents are not married, the State can require a parent to pay for college. This was constitutionally challenged in 1978 and again most recently in May of 2018 when a father challenged the constitutionality of this law in the Illinois courts. The local DuPage County Judge agreed with the father and held that section 513 entitled Educational expenses for non-minor children was unconstitutional. This was appealed directly to the Illinois Supreme Court Is the Illinois Law Requiring Unmarried Parents Pay for College Constitutional? In this DuPage County Case, Charles D. Yakich and Rosemary A. Aulds’s daughter decided to attend Florida Gulf Coast University even though it did not offer a degree in marine biology, her chosen field of study. Yakich agreed to pay for college if she transferred to a school where she could study marine biology and the daughter refused. The DuPage County Circuit Court ordered both parents to contribute 40% and the daughter to cover the remaining 20% through grants, scholarships, work-study or employment. It is noted that the daughter did not apply for grants or scholarships or get a job. Yakich filed a motion seeking to have the law found to be unconstitutional and a motion to have his obligation to contribute to college terminated or modified based on his daughter’s noncompliance with the court’s earlier order. Paying for College Expenses and the Yakich Case Yakich argued that the law requires him to contribute to college expenses but does not provide for input on where the child will go to college. He also made the argument that the law was not applicable to married couples and thus creates two classes of children -- those with married parents and those without). DuPage County Judge Else found that section 513 was unconstitutional holding that since it was held to be constitutional in 1978 there has been a cultural evolution in that now fewer than half of families have two parents in one home. In addition, Else pointed out that Yakich is not arguing that he shouldn’t pay for college — which he offered to do in full — but that he was forced to pay without any input on where his daughter enrolled. Else wrote that Yakich was denied equal protection rights and stated that law “cannot reasonably be construed in a manner that would preserve its validity in this case” and vacated the order requiring the parents to pay the 40% and ruled the law unconstitutional. The Illinois Supreme Court did not agree. The Supremes delivered their opinion on October 24, 2019 overruling Judge Else and dismissing the appeal. Section 513 stands in Illinois as written requiring non-married parents to contribute to the college expense of their children based on the statutory elements as detailed above. THIS ARTICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED AT: https://illinoislawforyou.com/college-expenses/are-divorced-parents-required-to-pay-for-college-in-illinois/ Nobody wants to think that their marriage is headed toward divorce. When there are problems in the marriage, people rarely call a Chicago divorce lawyer. People seem to think that the act of calling a divorce attorney means you are committed to a divorce, when really what a person needs is some trusted legal advice. Every marriage has to weather differences, and the key to knowing when to call an attorney is knowing which of the differences is minor, and which are substantial.
7 Signs It's Time to Call a Chicago Divorce Lawyer 1 - Large Sums of Money Are Being Moved From Your Account When the differences arising are substantial, typically there is a lot of money at stake. When your spouse is giving away large sums of money or property, and you are not comfortable with that, then it is not a petty difference. You need legal counsel. What you choose to do after getting advice from a divorce attorney is up to you. Under the law, everyone is entitled to freely purchase property and dispose of it how they choose. But if your spouse is moving large sums of money to foreign relatives or buying property abroad without your consent or knowledge, you should know your rights. Once your marriage “breaks down irretrievably” and large sums of money start leaving your household, you could have a dissipation claim in divorce court. We deal with numerous cases each day where our client complains of wasted money throughout the marriage. If you continue to stay together and do nothing about it, and later you divorce, you will not have a claim for that money. It will be important for you to understand how to handle that problem before too much time lapses. 2 - Large Sums of Money Received When you or your spouse receive a large sum of money, like the receipt of an inheritance, this is another time you should seek legal counsel. If you take that money and deposit it into your joint account with the other person, you could lose that money in a divorce. You will want to know just how to protect that asset just in case divorce is in your future. 3 - I Work A Lot, and I Do Not Want to Lose My Children More and more, I am seeing divorce clients with this problem. If you work 60 or 70 hours a week and your children are asleep by the time you get home, it is not going to be any different when you divorce. You will have limited time with your children because you do not have time for them. Every person’s case is different, so it is hard to strategize what you need to do in this article. But you should be contacting a divorce attorney to work through a plan so that in the event of a divorce, you will be able to have adequate time with your children. 4 - Will I Be Charged With Abandonment if I Leave the House? I am not sure where people are reading things about abandonment since Illinois is a no-fault state. As a Chicago divorce attorney, I receive this question over and over, however, so someone must have stated this somewhere. In Illinois, there used to be legal grounds for divorce, and abandonment was one of the grounds, but you had to be gone for a year, not a week or two. Today, there is nothing in the Illinois law that would prohibit you from moving from your marital home. No piece of paper is necessary and nothing can make you stay there. You will not lose your rights to the home if you move. 5 - Is There Ever a Time That I Should Stay In The Home Though? Typically, if you have children, and there is no domestic violence involved, you should try to stay in the home. There is a lot of gamesmanship in family court when it comes to the children. The person at home with the children gets angry and the easiest way to lash out at the other parent is to keep the children away from them. It is not fair, but it is done and it can take a long time working through the courts to get parental time in a court order. Unless there is a dire need to leave the marital home, you should stay until a parenting order is worked out. By staying in the home, you will at least be seeing your children until there is a parenting order in place. 6 - Can I Afford to Get a Divorce? People seem to think that every divorce has to be contested. Many are surprised to learn that only a small percentage of cases ever go to trial. In the end, you will have compromised and given up some things that you wanted. So why not do that in the beginning? Why go through years of litigation and spend everything you have, only to compromise at the end? People give in eventually because they are broke or are exhausted from the fight. Divorce does not have to be that way. Be reasonable and try and put your emotions aside. Really, you do not need to fight about the George Forman Grill! 7 - I Am Afraid I Won’t Have Enough Money to Live on if I Divorce When it comes to divorce, everyone is worried about the money. The person who pays support or maintenance worries about it and the person who receives it feels like the amount is not enough. Contacting a divorce attorney before you decide to divorce can be beneficial in this planning stage. We are experienced in helping you develop a plan that will keep you financially afloat. There is no reason to stay in a marriage that is not good for you and you certainly do not want to stay because you are worried you cannot support yourself. We will work with you to secure maintenance and to develop other ideas for you to make sure that you are financially stable. Call a Chicago Divorce Attorney for Peace of Mind Do not put off consulting with a divorce attorney when there are problems in your marriage. Once you know what you can or cannot do, you will feel better. The anxiety you feel now is largely due to the unknown, and we will be able to give you the advice you need. What you do next will be up to you, but at least you’ll know your legal rights to make wise decisions. If you are ready to call a Chicago divorce lawyer, Anderson and Boback is ready to help. For more than 20 years, our experienced divorce attorneys have been representing Chicago clients with a wide range of family law and divorce issues, including providing guidance to those only thinking about divorce. Contact us today for a confidential consultation and learn more about protecting yourself and your future. THIS ARTICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED AT: https://illinoislawforyou.com/divorce/too-soon-call-a-chicago-divorce-lawyer/ When it comes to termination of spousal maintenance or spousal support (previously known as alimony), things can get tricky. To save yourself the headache that often comes with early termination of spousal maintenance, be sure to set up clear "terminating events" in the spousal maintenance provisions of your marital settlement agreement. An example of a terminating event would be the death or passing of either the payee or the payor of the spousal support or spousal maintenance. Another termination event could be cohabitation. Set a clear terminating date, as well. The clearer you are in your marital settlement agreement, the fewer issues you will encounter post-divorce. In this blog, we explore some of the different circumstances that you could leverage to terminate spousal maintenance. Here is a video guide to help you navigate an early termination of spousal maintenance.
Early Termination of Spousal Support for Cohabitation he biggest, most common reason for early termination of spousal support is cohabitation. Let’s say that your ex-spouse was dating someone, and you notice that their new partner’s car is always there when you pick up the kids. You notice that they are posting a lot of pictures of when they go on vacation together. If there is clearly another person in the picture, you would no longer need to pay maintenance. Gather all the social media posts and evidence that you can so you can show the judge that your ex-spouse now has a resident of continuing conjugal basis. Essentially, your goal is to prove that your ex-spouse has now entered into a marriage-like relationship with this other person. Cohabitation as defined by Illinois Divorce Law 750 ILCS 5/510(c) Under statute 750 ILCS 5/510(c) of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution Act provides spousal maintenance be terminated "if the party receiving maintenance cohabits with another person on a resident, continuing conjugal basis." There are many factors that a Court will examine to determine whether or not cohabitation is occurring, such as the following, which were examined in the Illinois case of In re Marriage of Thornton, 373 Ill. App. 3d 200, 310 Ill. Dec. 789, 867 N.E.2d 102 (3d Dist. 2007):
As one might guess, whether or not a former spouse is in fact cohabiting on a resident, continuing conjugal basis is a fact to be determined by the Judge and varies by the relevant factors of each case. It is also interesting that once a prima facie case of cohabitation has been proven by the support-paying spouse, the burden shifts to the ex-spouse receiving the support, who then has to defend themselves against the allegations and prove that they are not, in fact, cohabiting on a resident, continuing conjugal basis. (See In re Marriage of Sappington, 106 Ill.2d 456, 88 Ill.Dec. 61, 478 N.E.2d 376 (1985) and In re Marriage of Herrin, 634 NE.2d 1168 (Ill. App. 4 Dist., 1994)). Your ex-spouse may claim that their new partner is just a roommate. Oftentimes, when people move in together, they try to pass it off by saying that they are "just roommates". In that case, you must determine what is just a living relationship -- as in they are sharing a space together -- versus a marriage-like relationship. Here are some questions you can ask:
Be Clear in Your Initial Marital Settlement Agreement Save all of that future headache and be clear about terminating spousal support in your initial marital settlement agreement. Make sure to include every detail and scenario possible. Don’t just include a specific date as a terminating event. Include a specific dollar amount. For example, you could state that once your ex-spouse makes about $60,000 a year, that would be an event when spousal maintenance would effectively terminate. By putting this specific language in the settlement agreement, you do not need to go back to court and fight the fuzzy type of language that comes with cohabitation. You could actually say in the marital settlement that when someone moves in, spousal maintenance would also effectively stop. The best way to protect yourself in the future is to be as specific as possible in your marital settlement agreement. Think of all the possible scenarios and situations so that you can avoid going to court again in the future. The goal is to create self-executing clauses in your settlement agreement so when a specific event happens, the clause goes into effect without requiring a trip to court. Our Chicago Divorce Attorneys Can Help You with Spousal Maintenance If you are struggling with concerns over the termination of spousal maintenance and have any questions regarding early termination of support, Anderson and Boback can help. Working with an experienced and trusted divorce lawyer can ensure spousal support and maintenance are addressed properly thereby protecting you and your financial future. Contact us today for a confidential consultation and get answers to your questions about divorce including drafting a marital settlement agreement, and terminating spousal support. THIS ARTICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED AT: https://illinoislawforyou.com/spousal-support/when-time-termination-of-spousal-maintenance/ In the state of Illinois, making a move with your child used to be pretty straight forward. You only needed the other parent’s consent or court approval if you were leaving the state of Illinois, or doing a removal out-of-state. However, if you were not moving out of state, you had it in your power to move wherever you desired. The laws have changed since then to say that you are not allowed to move more than 25 miles for highly populated counties, and 50 miles for smaller populated counties, without the other party’s consent.
The Child Relocation law in January 2016 had some significant changes. This Illinois law had some significant changes. For one, it is now called relocation. If you live in highly populated counties, like Cook, Dupage, Will, and McHenry, and you wanted to move 25 miles away from where your child lives, you had to get permission from the other side. You will either need consent from the other parent or file a motion so that you can get permission through a court order hearing, if necessary. If you live outside these highly populated counties, it becomes a 50-mile radius. When it was called removal, previously, you could live in northern Illinois and move to southern Illinois. You had it in your right to move that far of a distance. The only thing was that the parenting time needed to be modified. However, when the law changed in January 2016, it was changed to state that if you moved this 25 (or 50) mile radius, you needed to get consent from the other parent. Now, it wasn’t necessarily that you needed permission only if you were to move out of state. However, keep in mind that if you did want to move out of state -- even if it is just over the border a few miles -- you still have to get permission. Therefore, out of state moves still invoke the requirement, but now there is also a mile radius, as opposed to just the out-of-state. You Must be the Primary Parent to Move with your Child Being the primary parenting parent means that you have more than 50% of the time or you at least have 50-50 parenting time. If you wanted to move with your child and you did not have 50-50 time, meaning that you are not the primary parent, the first thing you need to do is modify your parenting time. You will need to file a motion or get permission from the other side and do a modified order that would make you the primary parent, or least a parent with 50-50 time. This would allow you the ability to file and request the court that you want to move. Give the other parent notice! You must give a 60-day notice of your intent to move with your child. However, sometimes 60 days is not practicable, and there is a caveat for that if the 60-day notice is not practicable. Therefore, if it is a situation where you cannot give 60 days notice, that is provided for in the statute. What is included in the 60-day notice? You must explain:
Next, you would take the notice and file it with the Circuit Court so that the notice is sent to the other parent. If the other parent agrees, they will sign it. When you get that signature back, you can file that with the Circuit Court. Nothing further will need to be done as far as the removal -- assuming that an alternate parenting plan has been established to accommodate the distance moved. What happens if the other parent does not agree to the move? In this case, you will need to file a motion with the court. The court will then decide through a hearing, if necessary. The primary interest of the court lies in the best interest of the child. The court is going to take a couple of factors into consideration. They will ask:
These factors are important to the court because they will only make a decision if it is the best interest of the child. The court will also look at how the move will affect the other parent. If one parent has three or four days a week, and have a lot of time with the child, then that is a very difficult situation in convincing the court to remove. If one parent is very active in the child’s life and exercises visitation, the court may not approve the move -- especially if you are moving quite a distance where that same involvement would be difficult for the other parent. Now, if you have a parent who is an every-other-weekend parent in that they sometimes exercise the visitation, and sometimes they don’t, the court will also take that into consideration. Therefore, if the court decides that it may be in the best interest of the child to move, the court is going to ask -- what kind of parenting time can we implement of put in place that would benefit everyone involved, particularly the child? The end goal would be to re-create some type of schedule to keep the parents connected. In the case of domestic violence. There are situations where domestic violence is involved and is the main reason that you are relocating and taking your child. The courts also take that into consideration. While you still have to provide notice, you may not have to put your new address on the notice. Seek Advice from a Chicago Divorce Attorney Before Moving with Your ChildIf you have questions or concerns about relocation with your child, contact us at Anderson & Boback to schedule your confidential consultation. Our Chicago divorce attorneys have extensive experience with child relocation cases and can help you learn more about how you could effectively move with your child. THIS ARTICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED AT: https://illinoislawforyou.com/child-relocation/can-you-move-with-your-child/ So many Americans are struggling due to the financial implications of COVID-19. A lot of Americans - including Illinois families - are still unable to work and losing a lot of income because many establishments closed as a direct result of the stay-at-home order. While the stimulus package should have helped some Americans, it most likely did not help all of them. Expenses and support obligations, such as child support, spousal maintenance, and childcare expenses, still need to be met.
If you are in a situation where you cannot meet your court-ordered support obligations, speak to a trusted family law attorney to modify your support order immediately. It is imperative that you take care of this right now, as the modification does not extend retroactively past the date you filed the modification. Before You Do Anything, File for Unemployment If you are employed by a business that is not considered to be essential, is closed even on a temporary basis, or if your position has been eliminated, file for unemployment. Even if your business is shut down temporarily, you may still qualify. There is an exception made for those who are temporarily unemployed in that they can apply for benefits. There has been a bump from the Federal Government over and above the state funds that you would typically receive. Then calculate if you can meet your support obligations. ow, once you figure out how much money you are going to receive from unemployment, compare that amount to your regular salary. If it seems like it is in line with what you would normally receive, you may want to wait to do anything or modify your order. It is highly recommended that if you can continue to pay child support at the same level that you did before, you should continue to do so. The judge will look favorably upon your decision to continue your support during these difficult times. If the unemployment filing causes a significant decrease in your income -- a substantial change in your circumstances -- then modify your child support. Even if you are unsure, you may want to err on the side of filing something. The courts are open in a limited capacity in Cook County, so we are able to file to modify child support. Keep in mind that it is important that if you need a modification, you do so right away. The request to modify your support is only retroactive back to the date that you file. You would not be able to go even further than that, or to the day that you lost your job. What about Spousal Support Obligations? The same goes for spousal support. If you have an order that is modifiable for maintenance or spousal support, you would want to consider whether or not you need to file for a modification. It is better to err on the side of filing. You can always dismiss your petition or withdraw if you decide that you do not need it because you have become restored in some capacity. But if you think that you are going to have a significant change relate to your income, and you have a support obligation, you need to be looking at the numbers to see if this is something you need to pursue. Do not sit on it, do not wait for everything to reopen -- do it now. What if I am an essential worker, and I need more resources? Essential workers require childcare for their children, and sometimes they do not have the help of family or a spouse, or a friend to be able to watch their kids while they are reporting to work for their essential duties. And with school being out, we are seeing an increase in childcare costs for essential workers who do not have help for free. In that case, it would be wise to go ahead and modify your request for a contribution to your child-related expenses. However, if you have a 50/50 parenting time situation, and neither party’s income has changed, you probably would not want to do a modification. Seek Advice from a Family Law Attorney to Help You Navigate these Changes Overall, these support obligations - child support, spousal support, and childcare obligations - are seeing a lot of changes at this point in time. If you are unsure of your support order, speak to an experienced family law attorney and see what your options are. Keep in mind that courts in Illinois and Chicago counties are still open but in a limited capacity. While you may be tempted to wait until everything reopens, it is definitely to your benefit to act right away if you are going to need a request to modify. If you are finding yourself in a situation where you are struggling to support yourse lf during this time, and are worried about paying for child and/or spousal support, do not worry. Feel free to contact us at Anderson & Boback for a confidential consultation and get your questions answered about your support obligations and how the coronavirus may be impacting it. THIS ARTICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED AT: https://illinoislawforyou.com/coronavirus/support-obligations-during-covid-19-stay-at-home-order/ |
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