Posts Tagged - Child Support
How to be (or find) a happy lawyer, Part 1 of 2
Posted by Kelly Thames in - Articles on August 12, 2010
Posted on March 10, 2010 by John Steele
For me, there are two things that prevent me from getting jaded, burned out, or whatever seems to happen to most family law attorneys. First, I started my own firm a few years ago. This means I don’t have to take on clients I do not like, or that I think are scum bags. Read the rest of this entry »
People never cease to amaze me (part 84)
Posted by Kelly Thames in - Articles on August 12, 2010
Posted on February 5, 2010 by John Steele
Question I received this morning:
27 yrs ago when my boyfriend was 26 he fondled his step daughter. This went on for aprox 5-6 months and he put a end to it. He remained her stepfather until four years ago when his wife died. She was aware of the abuse. Read the rest of this entry »
New Parental Notification Law takes effect Nov 3rd
Posted by Kelly Thames in - Articles on August 12, 2010
Posted on November 2, 2009 by John Steele
For those of you who do not know, starting tomorrow, November 3rd, the law requiring parental notification goes into effect in regards to abortion. Now this is not a post regarding abortion, but rather my thoughts as a family lawyer on the issue of parental notification. Read the rest of this entry »
Child Support and the State Disbursement Unit
Posted by Kelly Thames in - Articles on August 12, 2010
Posted on July 4, 2009 by Jason Schneider
The Court, in Illinois, at the request of either party, will order that the payments either be taken directly out of the non-custodial parent’s paycheck and sent to the State Disbursement Unit; or order that the payments be made directly to the State Disbursement Unit by the non-custodial parent. Read the rest of this entry »
Child Support Modification Due to New Kids
Posted by Kelly Thames in - Articles on August 12, 2010
Posted on January 16, 2009 by John Steele
A question I regularly get is, “Since I am having a new child, can I ask the court to lower my child support for my existing children from a previous marriage?” Read the rest of this entry »
Children! (part 2)
Posted by Kelly Thames in - Articles on August 12, 2010
Posted on October 2, 2008 by John Steele
Supervised Visitation. The holy grail of child warfare.
Now I know that there are some legitimate safety concerns with some parents. But percentage wise, it is extremely less likely that a parent is “a serious risk of Read the rest of this entry »
Children! (part 1)
Posted by Kelly Thames in - Articles on August 12, 2010
Posted on September 10, 2008 by John Steele
The courts are very concerned about the harmful effects divorce have upon children. Judges strongly want to get child issues figured out, at least on a temporary basis, for stability. Quite simply, kids can get screwed up so easily due to the incredible selfishness of their parents. Read the rest of this entry »
Immaculate Conceptions vs. Deadbeat Dads
Posted by Kelly Thames in - Articles on August 12, 2010
Posted on June 8, 2008 by John Steele
Extremes are never good. So to be fair, I shall comment on both the female and male extremes of bad parenting.Immaculate Conceptions – I have had a few clients, and more than a few opposing counsels, with whom I have had to remind that the child was the product of TWO parents. Read the rest of this entry »
Child Support (Arghh!@$&%@!)
Posted by Kelly Thames in - Articles on August 12, 2010
Posted on May 1, 2008 by John Steele
Leave it to the state to make a system that leaves absolutely no one happy. As every non resident custodial parent in Illinois knows, parents who do not have custody of the child(ren) are obligated to pay a fixed percentage of their net income to the other parent. Read the rest of this entry »
Avoiding/Minimizing Probate
Posted by Kelly Thames in - Articles on August 12, 2010
Posted on February 4, 2008 by John Steele
I know, this blog is about divorce, but I also do estate planning, and the two are intertwined. So here is short article I wrote for a newsletter: Read the rest of this entry »
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