Breaking Law in Illinois: Social Security Income Not Exempt from Payment of...
The Second District Appellate Court recently found that social security disability income can be used to satisfy an obligor’s duty to fund college expenses. In re Marriage of Truhlar, 2010 WL 3667117...
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Protect Your Child’s College Savings
Litigants in a contested divorce often find that there are precious few matters on which they both can agree. Yet even the most contentious spouses can usually agree that the children’s college funds...
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Don’t Delay Seeking College Contribution from Your Ex-Spouse
One of the issues typically reserved in contested divorce cases is who will pay the children’s college after they graduate high school. Typically, most Marital Settlement Agreements will reserve this...
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The College Factor: Three Points Divorced Parents Need to Consider
Navigating the college selection process and funding a child’s college education can be stressful for all parents, but can be especially stressful for parents who are divorced. Fortunately, divorced or...
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How to Plan for College Expenses Post-Divorce
Paying for a child’s college education is a significant financial issue in any family, but with divorcing or divorced families, it can be especially tricky. Often times, if parents divorce when their...
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Hard Cases Make Bad Law: Recent Trends in College Education Decisions
I recently read an article on the differences in how Illinois appellate courts are split on whether or not a child of divorce has “standing” (legal term for the right to be in court asking for...
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Divorcing Parties’ Guide to Recent Changes to IMDMA regarding College Expenses
Governor Rauner has signed P.A. 99-90, rewriting the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act (IMDMA), 750 ILCS 5/101 effective January 1, 2016. There are several revisions that will affect...
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