According to the Child Welfare League of America, an estimated 200,000 children have a mother in prison, and at least 1.6 million children have a father in prison. As such, many children have been forced to enter the foster care
Alan Pearlman
Since 1974 Alan Pearlman, Ltd. has counseled over 5,000 complex divorce matters and over 10,000 criminal matters including thousands of DUI cases. Concentrating on Family Law matters, the firm assists with Adoption, Child Custody Matters, Dissolution of Marriage(Divorce), Child Support, Visitation and Maintenance (formerly known as Alimony). Mr. Pearlman serves on several Bar Association special interest groups and committees, including former Chair of the Chicago Bar’s committee on legal technology.
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Same-Sex Marriages and the Federal Defense of Marriage Act
The federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was signed into law by President Clinton on September 21, 1996. DOMA defines “marriage” to consist exclusively as a heterosexual union of a man and a woman. Further, DOMA directs federal agencies to
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Tax Issues Associated with Division of Pension Benefits in a Divorce
An increasingly large portion of the assets of married couples consist of rights to payments and stock from pension plans. In many states such assets are subject to division during a divorce. Divorce and division of property are generally
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Permitting Posthumously Conceived Children to Inherit From a Deceased Parent
Several states refer to children who are born or adopted after the execution of a parent’s will and omitted from the provisions of the testamentary instrument as “omitted” or “pretermitted” children. In the interest of fairness, states that recognize
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Chicago Family Law Blog Receives Honors
Chicago Family Law Blog today received honors as a Top Divorce/Family Law Blog. It is with great pleasure and humility that we are happy to have achieved this honor for the 2009-2010 year and hope that others can appreciate our…
Establishing Rights and Obligations of Unmarried Couples
The number of couples living together without choosing to get married has more than tripled in the past two decades. Unless the cohabiting couple lives in a state which recognizes common law marriages, living together does not automatically provide
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