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July, 2015 - Chicago Illinois Family Law Blog Archive

Making Changes to Your Child Support

By Nottage and Ward on July 22, 2015

It is a common misconception that once an Illinois child support order is finalized, it is set in stone and cannot be changed. While it is true that many child support decisions do not change until a child becomes an adult or finishes college, it is also true that support orders can be changed. Illinois courts prefer to stand behind their decisions, but you can modify the order if you have reasonable requests and ample justifications.

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Posted in: Child Support

SCOTUS Finds Bans on Same-Sex Marriage to Be Unconstitutional

By Jeffrey Knipmeyer on July 13, 2015

After more than a decade of hard-fought legal battles, advocates of same-sex marriage have finally realized their dream: on June 26, 2015 the United States Supreme Court made the landmark decision to recognize same-sex marriage as a fundamental, constitutional right. Now all states are required to issue marriage licenses to people of the same sex and to recognize same-sex marriages validly performed in other jurisdictions.

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Posted in: Marriage Rights

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