WEBSITE TABLE OF CONTENTS
MARRIAGE & DIVORCE
Marriage Annulment Separation and Divorce
Marriage
Annulment
Separation
Grounds for Divorce in Illinois
The Life and Times of a Divorce Case
The Advantages of Filing First
Simple / Uncontested Divorce
Jurisdiction for Divorce in Illinois
Pauper’s “Simplified Divorce”
Remarriage
Mediation, Collaborative Divorce, and Reconciliation
Mediation
Collaborative Divorce
Reconciliation
How to Use Divorce to Save your Marriage
Prenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements
Attorneys and Fees
Why Hire a Divorce Lawyer?
Finding and Hiring an Divorce Lawyer
Changing Your Divorce Attorney in the Middle of Your Case
Retainer Agreements and the Divorce Lawyer
Paying Your Divorce Lawyer
Marital Torts, Crimes, and Misdemeanors
Alienation of Affections 1 page
Breach of Marriage Promise
Criminal Conversation
Seduction
Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress
Infection with a Sexually Transmitted Disease
Racketeering (R.I.C.O) Claims
Negligence
Breach of Fiduciary Duty
Economic Fraud
Custodial Interference
Child Abduction
Abuse of Process
Frivolous and Vexatious Litigation
Wiretapping
Good Shrewd Lawyering
Shrewd Divorce Discovery
Shrewd RICO Claims
Shred Electronic Discovery
Shrewd Trial Tactics
THE EMERGENCY KIT
The Advantages of Filing First
Domestic Violence
False Accusations of Domestic Violence
Do’s and Don’ts
The Money
Tracking Down Fleeing Spouses
Child Abduction
THE MONEY
Property Division
Property Basics
Marital vs. Non-Marital
Gifts
Property Purchased in Contemplation of Marriage
Fraudulent Transfers
Dissipation
Factors Affecting Property Division
Taxes
Mixing Marital and Non-Marital Property
Commingling Property and “Transmutation”
Retirement Investments
Social Security benefits
Injunctions
Saving the House
Professional Licenses
Small Businesses
Modification of Property Division
Child Support
Child Support Basics
Daycare, Health Insurance and other Extras
Establishing Child Support
Fluctuating or Undeterminable Income
Securing and Insuring Child Support Multi-State Jurisdiction
Child Support and Taxes
Enforcing Child Support
Military Issues and Child Support
Modification of Child Support
New Family / Second Divorce
50 / 50 Parenting Time
Reduction of Child Support for Long Distance Visitation
Reduction of Child Support Due to Custodial Parent’s Increased Income
Custodial Parent’s Duty to Account for Child Support
Collecting Past Due Child Support
Terminating Child Support
Avoiding Child Support
College Expenses
Maintenance and Alimony
History
Maintenance Basics
Factors Determining Maintenance
Social Security and Maintenance
Modification of Maintenance
Termination of Maintenance
Bankruptcy Discharge of Maintenance Obligation
Bankruptcy and Divorce 1
Taxes
THE KIDS
Custody
Custody Basics
“Sole Custody” vs. “Joint Custody”
“Shared Custody” and “Split Custody”
Unborn children
Temporary Custody Awards
Best Interest of the Child
Child’s Wishes
Parental Alienation Syndrome
Attorney for the Child vs. Guardian ad Litem
Third Party Standing to Sue
Parental Misconduct
Expert Witnesses
Expert Testing
Visitation
Visitation Basics
50 / 50 Parenting Time
Wishes of the Child
Modifying Visitation
Restricting Visitation, Supervised Visitation, and Terminating Visitation
Parental Sexual Misconduct and Visitation
When Relocation Disrupts Visitation
Unlawful Visitation Interference
“Right of First Refusal”
Grandparent Visitation and Third Party Visitation
Removal
In-State Relocation
History of Removal in Illinois
What it Takes to Succeed at Removal
What it Takes to Prevent Removal
Jurisdiction over Unborn Children
Long Distance Visitation and Contact after Removal
Helping Kids Transition to Removal
Child’s Name Change
