A pilot programBy Susan Fayette HutchinsonJune 2000As a former domestic relations judge in a quickly growing upstate county charged with making sure that children had safe visits with parents, I was often frustrated by the lack of resources available to the children and me.
Recent casesBy Barry H. GreenburgOctober 2000The issue presented to the court was whether the Parentage Act conferred on the court all powers found in the Marriage Act, which the court found that it did not.
Recent casesBy Barry H. Greenburg & Jacalyn BirnbaumJanuary 2000Appellate court reversed trial court's denial of public guardian's motion to withdraw on the basis that public guardian had failed to identify any conflict in his representation.
Statute of limitations and international child support collectionBy Angela PetersJune 2000Mom and Dad, who are Israeli citizens, get divorced. Sixteen years later, Mom, who still lives in Israel, tries to collect on her child support judgment, from Dad, who has been and still is a United States citizen.
Survey on QILDROBy Steven N. PeskindOctober 2000On July 1, 1999, after ten years of work by the Illinois State Bar Association Family Law Section Council, HB1612 became law creating a vehicle to assign retirement benefits from State of Illinois pension plans.
What you need to know about grandparent visitationBy Michael K. GoldbergJune 2000The death of a spouse elicits a myriad of emotions, and the pain of losing a loved one is certainly exacerbated when there are surviving minor children.
