On Jan. 21, 2022, the Illinois Supreme Court affirmed the trial and the Second District of the Illinois Appellate Court’s decision holding that a petition for relief from a void judgment under section 2-1401(f) of the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure was subject to dismissal based on laches.

The Privacy of Child Victims of Criminal Sexual Offenses Act is amended to exclude the identity of a child victim of a criminal sexual offense from law enforcement and circuit court records. A select few specific individuals may be exempt.

On Jan. 21, 2022, the Illinois Supreme Court held that the statute of limitations had not expired on a malpractice claim as time did not accrue until the trial court entered judgment.

On Dec. 17, 2021, the First District of the Illinois Appellate Court affirmed a trial court’s ruling that loans given to the child support payee by her parents should not be considered income when calculating child support and maintenance payments.

On April 18, 2022, the Second District of the Illinois Appellate Court reversed and remanded a trial court’s denial of a postdissolution petition extending and increasing maintenance awards/payments.

On Sept. 30, 2022, the First District of the Illinois Appellate Court held that an arbitration agreement waiving the right to attorney fees without adequate consideration was unenforceable.

On Nov. 18, 2021, the Illinois Supreme Court held that mandatory individual retirement account (IRA) distributions and withdrawals constituted income for purposes of child support and maintenance calculations.

On July 12, 2022, the First District of the Illinois Appellate Court held that a catchall provision in a marital settlement agreement precluded modification of maintenance payments.

This Act amends the School Code to allow full-time teachers and other qualifying individuals to take sick leave for mental or behavioral health complications.

Fane was convicted of several offenses, including residential burglary, home invasion, and resisting or obstructing a peace officer. On Nov. 18, 2016, police pursued two separate individuals, McGee and Beales, following a 911 report of a home invasion.

On Sept. 30, 2021, the First District of the Illinois Appellate Court held that leaving a summons with a mentally impaired adult is a valid service of process.

On Aug. 8, the Second District of the Illinois Appellate Court held that municipalities may not initiate interlocutory appeals.

On May 13, the Third District of the Illinois Appellate Court vacated the second-degree murder sentence of an individual who stabbed and killed a home intruder and held that the individual acted reasonably in defending his home.

The Department of Public Health amended its ambulatory surgical treatment center licensing requirements. Among the new requirements, ambulatory surgical treatment centers are now subject to changes in their preoperative care policies and emergency transfer protocols.

On Aug. 4, the Second District of the Illinois Appellate Court held that a former spouse could not recover attorney fees after successfully defending against an alleged violation of a marriage dissolution judgment.