Strategies for Family Law in Illinois: Leading Lawyers on Leveraging Alternative Dispute Resolution, Negotiating Alimony and Child Support, and Managing...

Strategies for Family Law in Illinois: Leading Lawyers on Leveraging Alternative Dispute Resolution, Negotiating Alimony and Child Support, and Managing...
ISBN-10
0314268235
ISBN-13
9780314268235
Category
Domestic relations
Language
English
Published
2010
Publisher
Aspatore Books
Author
Michaela Falls

Description

Strategies for Family Law in Illinois provides an authoritative, insiders perspective on the best practices for representing clients in Illinois family law cases. Featuring partners from some of the nations leading law firms, these experts guide the reader through the variety of sensitive issues involved in divorce cases, paternity cases, and other types of family law. From negotiating custody arrangements to conducting financial discovery, our authors examine the current state of family law and offer advice on how attorneys can best navigate it for their clients. Additionally, these top attorneys discuss aspects of law as they particularly apply in Illinois, such as no-fault divorce and cohabitation, and provide insights about the effects of the economic crisis. Finally, they examine current trends in Illinois family law and provide insights into where those trends may result in the future. The different niches represented and the breadth of perspectives presented enable readers to get inside some of the great legal minds of today, as these experienced lawyers offer up their thoughts around the keys to understanding this quickly changing area of law.

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