NEW CHILD SUPPORT LAWS EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2017
Changes are coming in the contentious area of child support calculations.
The Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act has been amended and the changes are going into effect July 1. And the good news for noncustodial parents, usually men, is the promise of a fairer way to divide up expenses and decide who must pay what for the support of a child.
Basically, the amended law will enable courts to take a broader view of all income sources available to each parent to meet a child’s needs, instead of just focusing on the noncustodial parent.
Child support obligations will depend, in part, on how much each parent contributed to the combined household income and the courts will also factor in how much time mom and dad spend with the child in deciding who owes how much to whom.
In order to modify your current child support order to reflect the July 1, 2017 amendment on calcualtions, the petitioning party must show a substantial change in circumstances since the previous order was entered.
Want to confirm you qualify for the modification? Feel free to contact me at my office, or call me on my cell phone at 708/878-7957
New Child Support Laws
Six Ethics of Life……….
Six ethics of life…
Before you pray… Believe
Before you speak… Listen
Before you spend… Earn
Before you write… Think
Before you quit… Try
Before you die… Live
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Don’t give up on your dreams! The story of Christmas is a story of kindness and peace !
Don’t give up on your dreams! The story of Christmas is a story of a young woman who believed that God is faithful to his promise. We are all part of this promise as love, kindness and peace start with us!
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About 85% of Young Children in the United States Believe in Santa Claus
About 85% of young children in the United States believe in Santa Claus, and that percentage has not changed since the ’70s, according to researchers. cnn.it/2BDoQ4n
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Baltimore Ravens blame anthem protest for low attendance
Baltimore Ravens blame anthem protest for low attendance hill.cm/skSkwHD.
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In case I forget, Merry Christmas Eve Eve to all!
In case I forget, Merry Christmas Eve Eve to all! #MerryChristmas
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Rosemont SD78 Opposes Norridge SD80 Withdrawl From Leyden Area Special Education CoOp (LASEC)
At last night’s Rosemont School District 78, the Board had placed on their agenda (see link http://www.rosemont78.org/vimages/shared/vnews/stories/5988a8c8ca5a6/12-11-17publicboardagenda.pdf ) an action item that the Rosemont School Board voted on whether to approve the Resolution of School District 80’s request to withdraw from the Leyden Area Special Education Cooperative.
The Rosemont SD 78 Board of Education voted no on the Resolution to approve the request of SD 80 to withdraw from LASEC. Ridgewood and Union Ridge have already approved the withdrawl resolution. Pennoyer has the Resolution on its agenda for action on Wednesday night.
The current 11 members of LASEC have to approve the withdrawl of a member. In the case of Schiller Park School District 81 in 2007, the members unanimously approved the withdrawl of SD 81; but now the first school district to vote has provided a major stumbling block for Norridge SD 80’s withdrawl from LASEC. A major question is what position will the other members take regarding the withdrawl of SD80 ? Will SD83 oppose the withdrawl because of their major financial intertwinement with LASEC ? Will Elmwood Park Unit District 401 support the withdrawl while they have their own negotiations underway with LASEC ?
There are a lot of unanswered questions as this quagmire develops.
Some feel that this is a clear denial of a school district’s self determination in how to best provide educational services to its special education population.
What course of action can and will Norridge SD80 take since their is a developing opposition amongst their peer Districts to their own self determination as to what is best for the education of their residents’ children ?
This also sets the stage for numerous attorneys to begin to harvest some handsome fees as the Boards’ positions become entrenched and each side choses a path.
In the meantime the Tribune has run an article detailing the events surrounding the intention of SD80 to withdraw. According to the Tribune on December 11, 2017
“Norridge School District 80 officials have begun the process of withdrawing from a regional special education cooperative, saying students who have significant disabilities would be better served by a program operated by the district.
The District 80 board unanimously voted Nov. 21 to leave the Leyden Area Special Education Cooperative, a move that would be effective July 1, 2018, if approved by Cook County and state education officials.
The resolution adopted by the board said students would be better served by a program independently operated directly by District 80 officials because general education students outperform special education students “at a substantial rate that is both larger than comparison school districts and than what the district’s board of education is willing to accept.”
Read the entire article at http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/norridge/news/ct-nhh-norridge-special-education-tl-1214-20171211-story.html
This blog began to carry this story as it was unfolding before Chicago newsmedia picked up on this developing drama over special education in the Western Suburbs. It is great to see that the Pioneer Press division of the Chicago Tribune has decided to give some coverage to this crucial matter.
Please check back regularly on this blog for updates on the story of SD80 and its attempted withdrawl from LASEC
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The Nine Lives of Berrio’s May Be Up
The Cook County Tax Assessors Office has drawn the attention of candidates running for Illinois governor with at least one, Democrat Chris Kennedy, calling for Berrios to step down. It’s a sticky situation for Democrats who’ve been egregiously quiet. Did I mention Berrios is chairman of the Cook County Democratic Party with endless connections and a sizable war chest? That buys a lot of silence, apparently.
It shouldn’t. The nine lives of Berrios are up. Two opponents, Andrea Raila of Chicago and Frederick “Fritz” Kaegi of Oak Park, filed paperwork to run against him in the March 20 primary. Democratic voters ought to give them a long, hard look.
And curiously what is with Berrios, the current Assessor’s, assessment process, even in cases where building owners’ initial assessments remained unchanged from one cycle to the next, the majority of them appealed their assessments anyway. Some 74 percent of the appeals won lower assessments, only to have them revert back to the exact same number in the next cycle.
That boomerang activity feeds a cottage industry of property tax lawyers and their interests. Property owners get a reduction, only to have their assessments bounce back up, encouraging them to hire lawyers, again, to bring the numbers back down. That boomerang also feeds Berrios’ campaign account, which is flush with donations from attorneys who appear before his office, seeking tax breaks.
Berrios says he encourages, and makes it easy for, all property owners to appeal their property assessments. That’s his response to criticism. Appeal your valuation. But that’s a deeply inefficient, unsatisfying, flawed and reactionary posture. The frothy churn of appeals, reassessments and re-reassessments is good for the attorneys — and for Berrios. Instead, he should be getting it right, or more right, the first time.
Berrios is one of the many unapologetic Illinois pols who benefit from Stockholm syndrome. Voters who pay attention understand that his assessment system is unfair. They know the beneficiaries of a confusing and broken process are some of this state’s political elites, including House Speaker Michael Madigan and Chicago Ald. Ed Burke, who run property tax-focused law firms on the side. Yet those same voters keep electing Berrios.
Thanks to these investigations, voters have data to back up their suspicions about Berrios’ operation. This is no longer an anecdotal debate.
So, Cook County: Can you shake yourself out of a Stockholm stupor? You’re being duped. There are numbers to prove it. You can demand change on March 20.
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Go Navy !!!
Watching Army-Navy game. Did you see all of the football players taking a knee during the National Anthem? Along with the Cadets and Midshipmen sitting in the Stands in “solidarity”….Yeah; me either. Time to wake the millionaires in the NFL up–time for Respect. Go Navy.
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What It Really Means To Be A Leader
A little food for thought… A group of wolves: The three in front are old & sick, they walk in front to set the pace of the running group lest they get left behind. The next five are the strongest & best, they are tasked to protect the front side if there is an attack. The pack in the middle are always protected from any attack. The five behind them are also among the strongest & best; they are tasked to protect the back side if there is an attack. The last one is the LEADER. He ensures that no one is left behind. He keeps the pack unified and on the same path. He is always ready to run in any direction to protect & serves as the ‘bodyguard’ to the entire group. Just in case anyone wanted to know what it really means to be a leader. It’s not about being out front. It means taking care of the team.
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