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The Mehta Law Group

How can I keep my divorce private from my employer? There is no obligation to disclose a divorce proceeding to your employer. However, there may be requirements, from time to time, for you to physically appear in Court before the Judge. Also, most parties divorcing with minor children will opt to facilitate child support payments through the State Disbursement Unit of Illinois via automatic withholding/garnishment from one spouse’s pay directly. The employer will receive a copy of the Uniform Order for Support establishing child support for the minor child(ren), as well as a Notice to Withhold directing the employer to withhold the specific sum for child support to be forwarded to the State Disbursement Unit. The Mehta Law Group www.mehtalawgroup.com

The Mehta Law Group

LEGAL GROUNDS FOR DIVORCE: No Fault: That the spouses have lived separate and apart for a continuous period in excess of 2 years and irreconcilable differences have caused the irretrievable breakdown of the marriage and the court determines that efforts at reconciliation have failed or that future attempts at reconciliation would be impracticable and not in the best interests of the family. If the spouses have lived separate and apart for a continuous period of not less than 6 months next preceding the entry of the judgment dissolving the marriage, as evidenced by testimony or affidavits of the spouses, the requirement of living separate and apart for a continuous period in excess of 2 years may be waived upon written stipulation of both spouses filed with the court. Fault Grounds: The following grounds for dissolution exist if, without cause or provocation by the petitioner: •The respondent was at the time of such marriage, and continues to be naturally impotent naturally impotent. •T...

The Mehta Law Group

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 info@mehtalawgroup.com

Who get's the pet in a divorce?

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 of Indiana, en banc, stated the august nature of the proceedings thus: This is a controversy over the ...