Lake in the Hills attorney, Kevin O’Flaherty discusses mediation process as well as the importance of resolving disputes without having to deal with the stress and hassle of court. Mediation is a cost-effective way of handling issues at hand. While an attorney may not be needed during a third-party mediation it is important to have an attorney present to understand what you are entitled too as well as your rights. Our Lake in the Hills attorneys truly care about your best interest we want to be your shield and biggest advocates.

Read the full article by our Lake in the Hills child custody mediation attorneys explaining child custody mediation.

This article discusses ways to legally identify the father when a child is born.  Along with DNA testing to determine the father and The Vital Records Act in which both parties are in agreement, there are other ways under the law. These include:

• The father is married to the mother or in a substantially similar relationship before the child was born
• The father was married to the mother but the marriage was terminated within 300 days prior to the child being born
• The child was born within 300 days to an invalid marriage, which the father had entered with apparent compliance with the law.
• He is listed on the birth certificate as well and was married at the time of birth of the child.

Read the full article by our Lake in the Hills family mediation lawyers explaining paternity law.

Kevin O'Flaherty discusses the changes to the new child support laws that will go into effect in July of 2017. This law is important because it changes the way child support is calculated. Normally, the non-custodial parent being ordered to pay a certain minimum amount without taking into consideration the custodial parents income. Under this new law child support will be determined based on the net income of both parents. This will cause some to have their payment increases while others will be ordered to decrease their child support payment. The only exception comes when a third-party is the recipient of child support, then the child support payments will not be affected.​

Read the full article by our Lake in the Hills divorce mediation attorneys explaining the changes in Illinois child support laws in 2017.