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Our Lake in the Hills divorce & family law attorneys discuss the new divorce laws that became effective in 2016. These laws were passed in an attempt to reduce the potential for disputes and update for the modern day parenting life. We have provided a summary of the section of the articles below that are the most important changes that may affect you and your case.
Grounds for Divorce
In the past, there were 11 grounds for divorce in Illinois. These included irreconcilable differences, adultery, impotence, or habitual drunkenness. During the waiting period, couples were required to live apart depending on the grounds. Now the only ground for divorce is irreconcilable differences and the waiting period is shorter.
Custody and Visitation Rights
Instead of referring to parents as custodial or non-custodial and assigning visitation rights, the divorce court now has adopted the term allocation of parenting time and responsibility.
Relocation of a Parent
The custodial parent in the past was permitted to relocate without court order, but leave of court was still required to move out state.
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In this article our Lake in the Hills divorce attorneys discuss the new laws that took effect on July 1, 2017.These changes to Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act reform the calculation of child support in Illinois.
The divorce court now uses economic tables to determine base figure necessary to care for the child of the separating couple. These tables will take into account many factors such as combined income of the parents, cost of living based on locality, and the number of children of the parents.
But when situations arise where there is shared parenting, the support may be calculated differently. When this situation arises, each parent has the child for at least 146 nights a year. Also, while there is this shared parenting situation the child support will be multiplied by 1.5. This means the total amount allocated to child support will be increase for both parents. The relative income of each parent is not the only factor to be divided. Time is also considered in the court to determine how much time is given to each parent. The more time that is spent with the child will reduce the obligation of the child support allotment.
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In this article, our Lake in the Hills divorce attorneys explain the divorce process:
Read more by our Lake in the Hills divorce attorneys about Petitions for Dissolution of Marriage.
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