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Articles From Aurelija Juska

The art of mentoring By Marilyn Longwell & Aurelija Juska Family Law, February 2015 Tips and advice for newer attorneys.
Where have all the grandmas gone? Standing of grandparents seeking custody under the IMDMA By Marilyn Longwell & Aurelija Juska Family Law, October 2013 Under House Bill 1452—currently under consideration in the state legislature— the entirety of Section 601 of the IMDMA is repealed and the sections replacing it appear to make no provision whatever under which grandparents can seek custody of their grandchildren.
New power for guardians of the disabled—Filing for dissolution of marriage By Marilyn Longwell & Aurelija Juska Family Law, December 2012 Overturning longstanding case law, the Illinois Supreme Court in Karbin v. Karbin recently held that a plenary guardian may now seek permission from the court to file a dissolution of marriage proceeding on behalf of a ward.
The Supreme Court weighs in on a question of income By Marilyn Longwell & Aurelija Juska Family Law, June 2012 While the Supreme Court in In re Marriage of McGrath has eliminated one means of establishing a child support order in the case of unemployed obligors with one hand, it has given its imprimatur to alternative methods of obtaining relief for custodial parents. 

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