http://womens-divorce-lawyers.com/blog Informative articles and resources for women concerning divorce and family law Tue, 06 Nov 2007 16:16:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en STATE OF ILLINOIS  )                                           ) SS COUNTY OF L A K E   ) AMENDED AFFIDAVIT OF CONNIE WASHINGTON IN SUPPORT OF    AMENDED PETITION TO VACATE JUDGMENT CONNIE Wash, being duly sworn on oath, and having personal knowledge of the relevant facts presented herein, states as follows:     1. That Affiant, CONNIE Wash, the Defendant in the ... http://womens-divorce-lawyers.com/blog/?p=161  Court properly awarded the marital home to the wife, considering that she was awarded custody of the couple’s child and that she operated a day care facility, licensed by the Department of Children and Family Services, from the home, garnering necessary familial income.  Craig v. Craig  Where petitioner wife had custody ... http://womens-divorce-lawyers.com/blog/?p=160  A father cannot be relieved of his obligation to support his minor child by agreement with the mother. Martin v. Comer.  The financial status of a plaintiff’s wife had no bearing upon the obligation of plaintiff to support his minor child. Edwards v. Edwards.  Former wife is not relieved of obligation to ... http://womens-divorce-lawyers.com/blog/?p=159 Women attorneys have found a niche in the divorce and family law area.  Women are excelling in this area for several reasons.  Firstly, women attorneys have shown a desire to work in the divorce and family law specialty.  They have shown an ability to combine the necessary attorney skills with ... http://womens-divorce-lawyers.com/blog/?p=158  Where it was clear that the trial court took into consideration the transportation costs the husband would incur and the cost of term life insurance the husband was ordered to acquire, and credited the husband with an amount equal to four weeks” support to compensate for the time the husband ... http://womens-divorce-lawyers.com/blog/?p=157  A reasonable basis for setting a figure below the guidelines existed where both parties had more than enough income to provide for a child, and an award of 20% of the noncustodial parent’s income exceeded the bounds of anything the child could reasonable need or desire. In re Bush.  A large ... http://womens-divorce-lawyers.com/blog/?p=156    The doctrine of equitable estoppel was not applicable where it did not appear that defendant did anything that he otherwise would not have done assuming that plaintiff had agreed to a reduction; the defendant had remedies available to which he did not avail himself, and plaintiff had not by her ... http://womens-divorce-lawyers.com/blog/?p=155  Trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying child support payments to the husband, where the trial court required the wife to pay for child’s medical insurance and clothing and all of expenses during visitation. In re Mitchell.  An order requiring a father to pay two-thirds of minor’s support was ... http://womens-divorce-lawyers.com/blog/?p=154  Among the factors to be considered in determining the amount of child support are the ages of the parties, their condition of health, the property and income of the husband, any separate property and income of the wife, and the station in life of the parties. Fields v. Fields.  Maintenance, child ... http://womens-divorce-lawyers.com/blog/?p=153  The court properly considered the subsequent employment and earnings of the defendant-mother, which also was a proper consideration in determining a reasonable and proper support amount to be ordered. Edwards v. Edwards.  An award not supported by the evidence must be set aside. In re Hilkovitch.  Award of child support for one ... http://womens-divorce-lawyers.com/blog/?p=152