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New laws are changing child custody determinations
On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Child Custody on Thursday, January 11, 2018. Child custody laws have changed in Illinois and many other states in recent years. It was once common for one parent, often the mother, to be awarded primary custody and for the other parent to be awarded visitation on alternating weekends and holidays. Many states have enacted new laws that favor joint custody. The sweeping changes have been enacted in response to lobbying by father’s rights organizations that promote gender equality and equal parenting time. Courts have previously recognized the “tender years doctrine” that
Ex-wife of Mel Gibson being sued by accounting firm
On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Child Support on Saturday, January 6, 2018. Illinois celebrity watchers might be interested in the latest legal battle for Mel Gibson’s former partner, Oksana Grigorieva. The 47-year-old singer and mother of two is being sued by a forensic accounting firm that alleges that it helped her secure a child support increase from Gibson for their daughter, Lucia. Grigorieva filed for bankruptcy in 2015, and later hired the firm White, Zuckerman, Warsavsky, Luna and Hunt to investigate Gibson’s finances for her case to get an increase in child support payments from the
Why supervised visitation may be necessary
On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Child Custody on Friday, January 5, 2018. If there are serious questions about an Illinois parent’s ability to look after their child, a judge may order supervised visitation. This generally means that the person can only spend time with their kids in a controlled setting under the watchful eye of a social worker or another family member. These visits may take place either in a public setting or at the home of another family member. Supervised visitation may be beneficial for both the parent and child. For the child, it provides
Who gets the pet in a divorce?
On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Child Custody on Thursday, January 4, 2018. Illinois couples who own a pet and are facing divorce might find themselves seeking custody of the pet. In the past, disputes over pets were becoming more common in divorces that ended up in court; however, more recently, pet owners are negotiating who gets custody of the pet outside of court. Traditionally, pets were treated as property to be divided during negotiations. However, Illinois has a law that allows judges to decide who gets custody of a pet during a divorce. To make this
Domestic violence calls decrease over the holidays
On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Domestic Violence on Friday, December 29, 2017. Illinois residents may be interested to learn that statistics suggest that those experiencing domestic violence are less likely to make reports. Law enforcement officials and local experts suggest that this may be due to potentially maintaining the appearance of family happiness. It should be noted, however, that this does not necessarily equal a decrease in the rate of domestic violence. In 2016, the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence reported that the hotline received an average of 829 calls every day. However, the number
How to sell the family home in a divorce
On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Property Division on Thursday, December 28, 2017. For many Illinois couples who are going through a divorce, the possibility of selling the family home is very real. In fact, smartagents.com, a real state website, estimates that 61 percent of divorces result in the sale of the family home. This can be an emotionally fraught period, and if both spouses are not in agreement about how to handle this, the sale of the home can be undermined. The goal of getting the highest profit for the home, however, should help both spouses
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