| Some Aspects of Taxation For Divorce Practitioners: A Primer |
| There are a few ways that one may file income taxes: married filing jointly, married filing separately, single, head of household. Ones marital status on the last day of the calendar year determines ones filing status. |
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| Why do we need to know true economic income of a party to a dissolution case? |
| The glib answer is because the statute says so. 750 ILCS 5/503 is the section dealing with the division of property. As we all know, marital property is to be divided in just proportions considering all relevant factors. |
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| What is Necessary for the Power to Make A Decision? |
| In order for a Court to do anything, it needs two kinds of jurisdiction. "Subject Matter Jurisdiction" is the power of the Court to adjudicate. "Personal Jurisdiction" is the ability of the Court to exercise that power as to particular individuals. |
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| Summary of Illinois Law in Relation to the Ending of Marriages |
| Annulment, Declaration of Invalidity, Legal Separation, Dissolution of Marriage---Divorce, etc... |
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| Jurisdiction in Child Custody Determinations |
| Jurisdiction is power. In order for a court to do something, it needs to have the power to do so. The court needs power over the subject matter. |
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| Employers' Responsibilities And Duties When Served With A Notice For |
| When employers are served with a notice for withholding income on behalf of their employees, the notice requires them to withhold a specified amount of money for child or spousal support from an employee's income and send it to Illinois State Disbursement Unit. |
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| Does it Matter if the Parents are Married? |
| The parent and child relationship, including support obligations, extends equally to every child and to the every parent, regardless of the marital status of the parents." 750 ILCS 45/3. |
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| Cohabitation |
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Statutory authority, 750 ILCS 5/510(c) provides "Unless otherwise agreed by the parties in a written agreement set forth in the Judgment or otherwise approved by the court, the obligations to pay future maintenance is terminated
if the party receiving maintenance cohabits with another person on a resident, continuing conjugal basis." |
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