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Daniel Marren

Estate Planning, Estate, Guardianships & Conservatorships, Elder Law

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 36 Years

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104 N Oak Park Ave, Oak Park, IL 60301

Daniel Francis Marren

Estate Planning, Estate, Guardianships & Conservatorships, Elder Law

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 36 Years

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104 N Oak Park Ave, Oak Park, IL 60301

Sheryl Elaine Fuhr

Estate Planning, Estate, Guardianships & Conservatorships

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 42 Years

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414 S. Oak Park Avenue, Oak Park, IL 60302

Lyn C. Conniff

Family Law, Divorce, Child Custody, Divorce & Family Law

Status: In Good Standing

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224 S Marion St, Oak Park, IL 60302

Lyn Conniff

Family Law, Divorce, Child Custody, Divorce & Family Law

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224 S Marion St, Oak Park, IL 60302

Ashley Megan Fontana

Family Law, Divorce & Family Law, Child Custody, Civil Rights

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 13 Years

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633 South Oak Park Ave, Oak Park, IL 60304

Benjamin Adam Crane

Education, Child Custody, Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 24 Years

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1111 Westgate Street, Oak Park, IL 60301

Damon J. Laporte

Wills & Probate, Child Custody, Business, Personal Injury

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 29 Years

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1100 Lake St, Oak Park, IL 60301

Colleen Mary Hurley

Health Care Other, Federal Appellate Practice, Guardianships & Conservatorships, Divorce & Family Law

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 10 Years

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1144 Lake Street, Oak Park, IL 60301

Mark T. Wakenight

Divorce & Family Law, Child Custody, Child Support, Alimony & Spousal Support, Adoption

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LEGAL TERMS

ADOPTIVE PARENT

A person who completes all the requirements to legally adopt a child who is not his or her biological child. Generally, any single or married adult who is deter... (more...)

A person who completes all the requirements to legally adopt a child who is not his or her biological child. Generally, any single or married adult who is determined to be a 'fit parent' may adopt a child. Some states have special requirements, such as age or residency criteria. An adoptive parent has all the responsibilities of a biological parent.

PHYSICAL CUSTODY

The right and obligation of a parent to have his child live with him. Compare legal custody.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

An order from a judge that directs a party to come to court and convince the judge why she shouldn't grant an action proposed by the other side or by the judge ... (more...)

An order from a judge that directs a party to come to court and convince the judge why she shouldn't grant an action proposed by the other side or by the judge on her own (sua sponte). For example, in a divorce, at the request of one parent a judge might issue an order directing the other parent to appear in court on a particular date and time to show cause why the first parent should not be given sole physical custody of the children. Although it would seem that the person receiving an order to show cause is at a procedural disadvantage--she, after all, is the one who is told to come up with a convincing reason why the judge shouldn't order something--both sides normally have an equal chance to convince the judge to rule in their favor.

GUARDIANSHIP

A legal relationship created by a court between a guardian and his ward--either a minor child or an incapacitated adult. The guardian has a legal right and duty... (more...)

A legal relationship created by a court between a guardian and his ward--either a minor child or an incapacitated adult. The guardian has a legal right and duty to care for the ward. This may involve making personal decisions on his or her behalf, managing property or both. Guardianships of incapacitated adults are more typically called conservatorships .

FOSTER CARE

Court-ordered care provided to children who are unable to live in their own homes, usually because their parents have abused or neglected them. Foster parents h... (more...)

Court-ordered care provided to children who are unable to live in their own homes, usually because their parents have abused or neglected them. Foster parents have a legal responsibility to care for their foster children, but do not have all the rights of a biological parent--for example, they may have limited rights to discipline the children, to raise them according to a certain religion or to authorize non-emergency medical procedures for them. The foster parents do not become the child's legal parents unless the biological parents' rights are terminated by a court and the foster parents adopt the child. This is not typically encouraged, as the goal of foster care is to provide temporary support for the children until they can be returned to their parents. See also foster child.

ADULTERY

Consensual sexual relations by a married person with someone other than his or her spouse. In many states, adultery is technically a crime, though people are ra... (more...)

Consensual sexual relations by a married person with someone other than his or her spouse. In many states, adultery is technically a crime, though people are rarely prosecuted for it. In states that have retained fault grounds for divorce, adultery is always sufficient grounds for a divorce. In addition, some states alter the distribution of property between divorcing spouses in cases of adultery, giving less to the 'cheating' spouse.

FAULT DIVORCE

A tradition that required one spouse to prove that the other spouse was legally at fault, to obtain a divorce. The 'innocent' spouse was then granted the divorc... (more...)

A tradition that required one spouse to prove that the other spouse was legally at fault, to obtain a divorce. The 'innocent' spouse was then granted the divorce from the 'guilty' spouse. Today, 35 states still allow a spouse to allege fault in obtaining a divorce. The traditional fault grounds for divorce are adultery, cruelty, desertion, confinement in prison, physical incapacity and incurable insanity. These grounds are also generally referred to as marital misconduct.

PREMARITAL AGREEMENT

An agreement made by a couple before marriage that controls certain aspects of their relationship, usually the management and ownership of property, and sometim... (more...)

An agreement made by a couple before marriage that controls certain aspects of their relationship, usually the management and ownership of property, and sometimes whether alimony will be paid if the couple later divorces. Courts usually honor premarital agreements unless one person shows that the agreement was likely to promote divorce, was written with the intention of divorcing or was entered into unfairly. A premarital agreement may also be known as a 'prenuptial agreement.'

RESPONDENT

A term used instead of defendant or appellee in some states -- especially for divorce and other family law cases -- to identify the party who is sued and must r... (more...)

A term used instead of defendant or appellee in some states -- especially for divorce and other family law cases -- to identify the party who is sued and must respond to the petitioner's complaint.

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

In re Sophia GL

... Judge Love did not respond. On September 13, 2006, Andrew filed a contest to registration of the Indiana child custody determination. ... It's anticipated under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act that Judges are supposed to talk to one another. ...

In re Custody of MCC

... 518, 544 NE2d 1293. It is clear, however, that physical custody is not determined based on physical possession of the child at time the custody petition is filed. ... 690, 491 NE2d 1150 (1986) (standing "should not turn on" who had the child when the custody petition was filed). ...

Smith v. Freeman

... 1072 In Sorenson, a petition for dissolution of marriage was at issue, including child custody. ... 640, 487 NE2d 84. Moreover, since the circuit court retains jurisdiction during the child's minority, this serves as an added protection in child custody cases. ...

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Benjamin Adam Crane

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ADOPTIVE PARENT

PHYSICAL CUSTODY

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

GUARDIANSHIP

FOSTER CARE

ADULTERY

FAULT DIVORCE

PREMARITAL AGREEMENT

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SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

In re Sophia GL

In re Custody of MCC

Smith v. Freeman

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