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Donna Polinske

Paternity, Family Law, Divorce, Child Support
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John M. Delaney

Farms, Child Support, Criminal, Bankruptcy
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Andrew J. Rankin

Adoption, Property & Casualty, Child Support, Divorce, Child Custody
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Andrew James Rankin

Adoption, Property & Casualty, Child Support, Divorce, Child Custody
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  15 Years

Andrew Rankin

Adoption, Property & Casualty, Child Support, Divorce, Child Custody
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  16 Years

Andrew James Rankin

Adoption, Property & Casualty, Child Support, Divorce, Child Custody
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  8 Years

Christopher B. Hantla

Child Support, Criminal, Contract, Bankruptcy
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  25 Years

Daniel Berentzen Rousseau

Other, Employment, Child Support, Criminal
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  12 Years

Emma Elizabeth Curtis

Adoption, Property & Casualty, Child Support, Divorce, Child Custody
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  22 Years

Jeffrey S. Hammel

Farms, Child Support, DUI-DWI, Criminal
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LEGAL TERMS

NO-FAULT DIVORCE

Any divorce in which the spouse who wants to split up does not have to accuse the other of wrongdoing, but can simply state that the couple no longer gets along... (more...)
Any divorce in which the spouse who wants to split up does not have to accuse the other of wrongdoing, but can simply state that the couple no longer gets along. Until no-fault divorce arrived in the 1970s, the only way a person could get a divorce was to prove that the other spouse was at fault for the marriage not working. No-fault divorces are usually granted for reasons such as incompatibility, irreconcilable differences, or irretrievable or irremediable breakdown of the marriage. Also, some states allow incurable insanity as a basis for a no-fault divorce. Compare fault divorce.

FITNESS

The ability of a prospective adoptive parent to provide for the best interests of a child. A court may consider many aspects of the prospective parents' lives i... (more...)
The ability of a prospective adoptive parent to provide for the best interests of a child. A court may consider many aspects of the prospective parents' lives in evaluating their fitness to adopt a child, including financial stability, marital stability, career obligations, other children, physical and mental health and criminal history.

LEGAL CUSTODY

The right and obligation to make decisions about a child's upbringing, including schooling and medical care. Many states typically have both parents share legal... (more...)
The right and obligation to make decisions about a child's upbringing, including schooling and medical care. Many states typically have both parents share legal custody of a child. Compare physical custody.

CUSTODY (OF A CHILD)

The legal authority to make decisions affecting a child's interests (legal custody) and the responsibility of taking care of the child (physical custody). When ... (more...)
The legal authority to make decisions affecting a child's interests (legal custody) and the responsibility of taking care of the child (physical custody). When parents separate or divorce, one of the hardest decisions they have to make is which parent will have custody. The most common arrangement is for one parent to have custody (both physical and legal) while the other parent has a right of visitation. But it is not uncommon for the parents to share legal custody, even though one parent has physical custody. The most uncommon arrangement is for the parents to share both legal and physical custody.

MISUNDERSTANDING

A mistake by both spouses in a marriage that can serve as grounds for an annulment. For example, if one spouse went into the marriage wanting children while the... (more...)
A mistake by both spouses in a marriage that can serve as grounds for an annulment. For example, if one spouse went into the marriage wanting children while the other did not, they have a misunderstanding that will be judged serious enough for a court to terminate the marriage.

STIRPES

A term used in wills that refers to descendants of a common ancestor or branch of a family.

COMMUNITY PROPERTY

A method for defining the ownership of property acquired during marriage, in which all earnings during marriage and all property acquired with those earnings ar... (more...)
A method for defining the ownership of property acquired during marriage, in which all earnings during marriage and all property acquired with those earnings are considered community property and all debts incurred during marriage are community property debts. Community property laws exist in Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin. Compare equitable distribution and separate property.

VISITATION RIGHTS

The right to see a child regularly, typically awarded by the court to the parent who does not have physical custody of the child. The court will deny visitation... (more...)
The right to see a child regularly, typically awarded by the court to the parent who does not have physical custody of the child. The court will deny visitation rights only if it decides that visitation would hurt the child so much that the parent should be kept away.

ATTRACTIVE NUISANCE

Something on a piece of property that attracts children but also endangers their safety. For example, unfenced swimming pools, open pits, farm equipment and aba... (more...)
Something on a piece of property that attracts children but also endangers their safety. For example, unfenced swimming pools, open pits, farm equipment and abandoned refrigerators have all qualified as attractive nuisances.

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

ILLINOIS DEPT. OF HEALTHCARE v. Warner

... Healthcare and Family Services (the Department), filed a petition in the circuit court of Adams County to establish Everett Warner (respondent) as the father of CS and BS Respondent entered into an agreed judgment of parentage, and the court ordered him to pay child support. ...

Blum v. Koster

... settlement agreement. Judy argued the unallocated payments were not simply child support and the 337 children's reaching majority was excluded as a ground to modify payments under the marital settlement agreement. Judy also ...

In re Parentage of GEM

... voluntary father. The DuPage County court entered a judgment of paternity against the voluntary father that determined, among other issues, the amount of child support and provided for visitation between father and son. In 2000 ...