Financial obligations may not end when a marriage does. Child support and spousal maintenance link some former husbands and wives for years to come. The Internal Revenue Service treats each form of support differently. Federal tax deductions are not permitted for...
Defending What Matters Most
Month: May 2014
Court favors Illinois cancer patient in embryo custody case
Each year, assisted reproductive technology enables tens of thousands of individuals and couples in Wheaton, Illinois, and across the country to have children. The American Society for Reproductive Medicine reported more than 61,000 fertility treatment-related births...
Are courts ignoring the rights and best interest of dads?
Certain father's rights groups have begun to advocate that dads are not getting the fair end of the stick when it comes to divorce and child custody proceedings. In one recent case, a man and his romantic partner had decided to conceive a child by way of in vitro...
Keeping the best interest of the child in mind during divorce
The experience of dissolving one's marriage can be painful and complicated. When a child is involved, it can be even more so. While most parents and Illinois courts do strive to make decisions in the best interest of the child, sometimes parents forget how children...
Details of Spitzer divorce agreement revealed
The ex-wife of Eliot Spitzer is to receive a sizable amount of money in their finalized divorce settlement. According to a post-nuptial agreement, Silda Spitzer is to receive $7.5 million in the settlement. She will also have occupancy rights to their Fifth Avenue...