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Illinois’ new law allowing same-sex marriage has brought equality — and unique family law issues — to the state. The Illinois Freedom... Read More

Publicity surrounding actor Philip Seymour Hoffman’s death has sparked awareness about the importance of creating an estate plan. The death of Oscar-winning... Read More

Same-sex couples can now take advantage of state and federal tax benefits. The Pew Research Center reports that over 70,000 same-sex couples... Read More

Before you leave for a vacation, take the time to review and update your estate plan’s beneficiary designations, incapacity documents and insurance... Read More

McAfee reports that a global study asked consumers to assign values to digital assets such as photograph libraries, entertainment files and personal... Read More

Illinois passed a law last year that allowed for same-sex marriages within the state. While it had previously allowed for civil unions... Read More

Marriage is a legal arrangement as much as it is a social one. Ending a marriage through divorce can have a number... Read More

Victory! Civil Union Bill Passes the Illinois House & Senate On December 1, 2010, the Illinois Senate followed the lead of the... Read More

On November 20, 2013, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed Senate Bill 10, allowing same-sex couples to marry, making Illinois the 16th state... Read More

A person’s family may change more than once during a lifetime. A relatively high divorce rate, marriages or civil unions, adoptions and... Read More