FAMILY LAW FLASH POINTS (April 2026)

FAMILY LAW FLASH POINTS (April 2026)

Michelle A. LawlessThe Law Office of Michelle A. Lawless LLC161 N. Clark St. Suite 1700 Chicago, IllinoisTelephone: (312) 741-1092www.malfamilylaw.com; michelle@malfamilylaw.com. Circuit court lacked subject matter jurisdiction to order husband to pay wife a portion...
FAMILY LAW FLASH POINTS (March 2026)

FAMILY LAW FLASH POINTS (March 2026)

Michelle A. LawlessThe Law Office of Michelle A. Lawless LLC161 N. Clark St. Suite 1700 Chicago, IllinoisTelephone: (312) 741-1092www.malfamilylaw.com; michelle@malfamilylaw.com. Second District holds post-judgment motion to modify parenting time should be evaluated...
FAMILY LAW FLASH POINTS (January 2026)

FAMILY LAW FLASH POINTS (January 2026)

Michelle A. LawlessThe Law Office of Michelle A. Lawless LLC161 N. Clark St. Suite 1700 Chicago, IllinoisTelephone: (312) 741-1092www.malfamilylaw.com; michelle@malfamilylaw.com. Post-judgment increase in child support affirmed.  Husband appealed the trial court’s...
FAMILY LAW FLASH POINTS (December 2025)

FAMILY LAW FLASH POINTS (December 2025)

Michelle A. LawlessThe Law Office of Michelle A. Lawless LLC161 N. Clark St. Suite 1700 Chicago, IllinoisTelephone: (312) 741-1092www.malfamilylaw.com; michelle@malfamilylaw.com. TOP TEN FAMILY LAW FLASH POINTS OF 2025 Illinois Supreme Court holds provision in MSA...
FAMILY LAW FLASH POINTS (October 2025)

FAMILY LAW FLASH POINTS (October 2025)

Michelle A. LawlessThe Law Office of Michelle A. Lawless LLC161 N. Clark St. Suite 1700 Chicago, IllinoisTelephone: (312) 741-1092www.malfamilylaw.com; michelle@malfamilylaw.com. Attorney disqualification upheld. In a particularly contentious post-judgment case, the...