Family Law

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The mission of ISBA Family Law Section

  • to encourage and support a high level of professional and ethical commitment and expertise among those who practice family law in all its substantive branches;
  • to remain sensitive to the changing needs and mores of families and individual family members in our society; and
  • to respond, through reasoned efforts directed toward the appropriate branch of government, and bar and/or the public;
  • to accomplish understanding of the law as it exists and is applied, or change of that law, where it is needed.

Family Law ToolkitFamily Law Toolkit

The new Family Law Toolkit is a quick reference guide that includes relevant statutes, caselaw, and supreme court rules. In clear, easy-to-follow terms, it walks you through the calculation of support and maintenance, education expenses, the equitable division of property, parentage issues, attorney fees, and so much more. It even includes a handy three-year calendar to reference. You’ll want a copy on your bookshelf, as well as in your briefcase.

Family Law members, download your free Family Law Toolkit Fastbook or purchase the hardcopy for only $10!

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Recent Related Cases

  • Illinois Appellate Court / Civil

    Jurisdiction  |  1st Dist.
    In re Marriage of Cox, 2026 IL App (1st) 242290 (May 27, 2026) 3d Div./Cook Co. (REYES) Affirmed.

  • Illinois Appellate Court / Civil

    Premarital Agreement  |  4th Dist.
    In re Marriage of Escamilla, 2026 IL App (4th) 250366 (May 22, 2026) Lee Co. (LANNERD) Reversed and remanded.

  • Illinois Appellate Court / Civil

    Dissolution of Marriage Act  |  5th Dist.
    In re Marriage of Williams, 2026 IL App (5th) 241260 (March 20, 2026) Crawford Co. (SHOLAR) Reversed and remanded.

  • Federal 7th Circuit / Civil

    Hague Convention  |  W.D. Wis.
    Aubert v. Poast, No. 25-2976 (February 3, 2026) (PER CURIAM) Reversed.

  • Illinois Appellate Court / Civil

    Federal Preemption  |  5th Dist.
    In re Marriage of Winters, 2026 IL App (5th) 250283 (February 3, 2026) Marion Co. (VAUGHAN) Affirmed.

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