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Pets in Divorce

Quick Summary of Pets in Divorce/Custody Issues Tabby McLain (2009) When a married couple divorces, the question of who gets to keep the pets often arises. Whereas the laws are designed to protect the best interests of human children in divorce (allowing for shared custody , visitation, and alimony), the laws for pets are intended to benefit the owner instead. Under the law, pets are considered to be personal property, capable of human ownership and control. Courts working under that law only strictly have authority to award a pet to one owner or the other. To grant shared custody or visitation of the couple’s pets would be exactly the same, in the eyes of the law, as having them trade their television back and forth from one week to the next. Normally, before a court decides who gets what property in a divorce, it must first consider whether its jurisdiction is a community property (split 50/50) or an equitable distribution (split
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The Mehta Law Group, provides sound legal representation in the following areas: * Divorce, * Custody & Child Support * DUI/ Traffic * Contract/ Business Disputes * Real Estate Closings * Personal Injury * Landlord * Tenant Law *Forecloure Defense Flat fees and low hourly rates The Mehta Law Group 312-590-2000
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The Mehta Law Group, provides sound legal representation in the following areas: * Divorce, * Custody & Child Support * DUI/ Traffic * Contract/ Business Disputes * Real Estate Closings * Personal Injury * Landlord * Tenant Law *Forecloure Defense Flat fees and low hourly rates The Mehta Law Group 312-590-2000
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Divorce Mediation

Divorce mediation is about you and your soon to be ex-spouse deciding your own divorce and what is best for the both of you and most importantly, your children. In mediation, you and your spouse meet with a neutral third party, the mediator, and with their help, you work through the issues you need to resolve so the two of you can end your marriage as amicably and cost effective as possible. The issues covered include but at not limited to the following: 1. Distribution of Property (Assets/Liabilities) 2. Child Custody and Parenting Time 3. Child Support/Maintenance 4. Retirement 5. Taxes
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Taking a child out of state

Removal Basics (Out-of-State Relocation) "Removal" is the legal term of art lawyers use to describe the situation where a divorced parent with custody or joint custody of minor children wants to move out of state and take the kids with him / her. Removal cases can be quite easy. They can also be very difficult – it depends largely on the way the case is prepared. Our advice is to begin working with an attorney very early on – certainly well before the relocation is finalized. Don’t wait to the last minute to do what needs to be done in court. Start early so that our skilled and experienced attorneys have time to address any unconsidered factors that may possibly prevent the move. Perhaps more importantly, start your removal case early enough to account for a slow court system that could delay the move beyond a critical deadline. Out-of-State Vacations and Temporary Removal:  Illinois law requires a parent to inform the other parent (or his or her attorney) of the locati
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Dogs and Divorce

WHO GETS FLUFFY? DIVISION OF PETS IN DIVORCE CASES  © 1999 National Legal Research Group, Inc. "Old dog Tray's ever faithful, grief cannot drive him away; he's gentle, he is kind; I'll never, never find a better friend than old dog Tray." Stephen C. Foster, Old Dog Tray The affection that people feel for their pets is real and palpable. That affection often leads parties to a divorce to argue by analogy to custody law that possession of the family pet should be decided on a "best interests of the pet" standard, separate and apart from the principles of classification and division of marital property. The courts have long recognized and commented upon the tension between custody and property law when it comes to pets. One of the first decisions to comment upon considerations that a divorce court must undertake when considering the ownership of a dog was Akers v. Sellers, 114 Ind. App. 660, 54 N.E.2d 779 (1944), an action in replevin. The Appellate Court
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The Mehta Law Group

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Illinois Child Support May Change

Illinois may alter child support formula 'Income shares' method would consider both parents' incomes, time with child December 30, 2011|By Bill Ruthhart, Chicago Tribune reporterState officials for the first time in decades are pushing a major overhaul of a system that touches one of the most volatile of all family issues: how child support is calculated. The move aims at making the process fairer by considering both parents' incomes and time spent with the child, but some advocates already are arguing to change — or scrap — the new proposal, which won't be finalized until next spring. Ads by Google IL Grandparent Visitation Learn about Grandparent Visitation from the attorney who wrote the law www.goldberglawoffice.comAmicable Divorce Friendly and uncontested divorces. Contact us for a consultation. www.connifflaw.comHow to Stop Your Divorce. There are 7 Secrets. Get them Free. "I suggest you read this..." www.MarriageMax.com/Free-HelpPell Grants Fo
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