We are proud to announce that Attorney Ronald L. Bell has authored a new book on Illinois Family Law, titled, Dealing with Divorce in Illinois, Useful info that may be helpful in your case.
The timeliness of attorney Bell’s Family Law book couldn’t be more important because attorney Bell not only covers important topics in Illinois Family Law like the role of prenuptial agreements in divorce cases and procedural issues in divorce proceedings, but attorney Bell’s chapter on the impact of the changes in Illinois Family Law with the recent enactment of the “Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act” (750 ILCS 5/) statute is especially noteworthy.
Below is a brief excerpt from attorney Bell’s new book with a link to read more.
“January 1st of 2016, the law in Illinois changed
dramatically. It is the most significant change in
over 30 years since 1977. The highlights of that law change
are as follows:
There is no more custody and there is no more joint
custody. As attorneys in Lake County, Illinois, we
always fought about the way the terms were. We had many
people just fighting about the term custody or custodian
and what that meant.
Now legislation has basically decided to get rid of
those terms and replace with allocation of rights or
parental rights.
The allocation of parental rights really means both parents
have rights. You also may share some mutual rights. It’s a
much better issue that we deal with today in custody
than we did before they embellished the term because
now, they have a rule that they want an allocation
agreement, or parental rights agreement, within three
months of the filing of the case…” Read more on Dealing with Divorce in Illinois