Family law is the body of law that governs family-related issues. At time, issues can arise during a marriage, a civil union, or a domestic partnership that need to be handled by the local courts. The Law Office of John S. Fotopoulos, P.C. provides the following family law legal services:
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• Divorce
• Child custody
• Child support |
• Enforcement actions
• Post decree modifications
• Paternity |
• Prenuptial agreements
• Adoption
• Juvenile cases* |
* termination of parental rights, DCFS cases, parents rights
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There are different forms of marriage recognized by the states. Those forms of marriage are monogamous heterosexual, in which one male and one female are married; polygamy, in which a man or a woman takes more than one spouse; and a same sex marriage in which people of the same sex are married. According to powers not specified to the federal government in the Constitution, marriage is a state by state issue, which requires consulting a marriage or divorce attorney specifically from your state for accurate answers to questions. |
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Family law is the body of law that governs family-related issues. At time, issues can arise during a marriage, a civil union, or a domestic partnership that need to be handled by the local courts. The Law Office of John S. Fotopoulos, P.C. provides the following family law legal services:
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• Property division
• Child custody |
• Enforcement actions
• Post decree modifications
• Paternity |
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| Division of property is defined as equitable distribution, is the judicial division of property rights and obligations between the two spouses that are filing for divorce from a marriage. The division of property can take place via an agreement between the two parties, through a property settlement, or by judicial decree. |
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| · According to the US Census Bureau, approximately 25% of custodial parents who are not receiving the child support to which they are entitled live below the poverty line. |
| · The purpose of child support is to ensure that the custodial parent and non-custodial parent share the financial responsibility of raising a child or children. |
| · Over $106 billion is owed to custodial parents nationwide. |
| · One-half of all Americans believe child abuse and neglect is the most important public health issue facing this country, compared to other public health issues like drug and alcohol abuse, heart disease, cancer and HIV/AIDS. |
| · Forty-five out of 1,000 children were reported as abused or neglected and 14 children out of 1,000 were confirmed as abused or neglected in 2008. |
| · While the nation’s overall crime rate fell 22 percent from 2003 to 2007, reports of child abuse and neglect grew by 8 percent and confirmed cases increased 4 percent. |
| · It is almost impossible to predict whether a person may receive support, how much may be awarded or what the duration of support may be. |
| · A paying spouse may lose the ongoing tax deductibility of support payments if the payments are scheduled in a way that triggers IRS "recapture" rules. |
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