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Illinois Bar Journal

The Magazine of Illinois Lawyers

January 2005 • Volume 93 • Number 1 • Pages 1-52

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Practice News

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Lawpulse | By Helen W. Gunnarsson
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Illinois Law Update

State must prove by a preponderance that termination of parental rights is in child's best interests; attorney client privilege waived when party asserting it puts privileged communication directly at issue; and more.

See cases, legislation, and administrative agencies.

Articles

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Family Law | By
Helen W. Gunnarsson
The ABCs of QDROs
QDROs are an increasingly painful – and important – part of practice. And ignoring them won't make the pain go away.
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Attorney & Client | By
Bridget Hoy
Watch What You Say: Avoiding the Accidental Attorney-Client Relationship
Don't let your "casual conversation" turn into an attorney-client relationship that triggers the attendant ethical obligations.
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Family Law | By
Rebecca J. Whitcombe
The Child's Representative Law After In re Marriage of Bates
This supreme court case from a few weeks ago casts a cloud on the law's future.
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Business Law | By
William B. Fox
Business Buyers' and Sellers' Guide to Reducing Taxes on Goodwill and Covenants Not to Compete
Business sellers and buyers often allocate a portion of the sale price to these intangible assets – here's how to reduce taxes in the process.
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Tort Law | By
Elliot R. Schiff
Apportioning Liability in Third-Party Cases: Recent Issues
The author recommends that nonparties, settling defendants, and plaintiffs not be considered when apportioning liability.

Columns

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Finding Illinois Law | By
Thomas Keefe
Books in Space – Online Versions of Print Publications
Your familiar print resources are probably online, where they're more powerful than ever.
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Real Estate Law | By
James K. Weston
Update on Real Estate Tax Law Changes
Here's a summary of some of the many recent changes in real estate taxation.
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Family Law | By
H. Joseph Gitlin
Removal: the Still-Evolving Standard
The Illinois Appellate Court takes yet another tack.