Divorce and Family Law During the Pandemic

In a recent article in the Aurora Beacon News, the Kane County Sheriff’s Department reported that a California woman is facing multiple felony charges in connection with a home invasion and domestic dispute in Aurora on Memorial Day. https://www.kcchronicle.com/2020/05/26/california-woman-charged-with-attempted-kidnapping-after-aurora-home-invasion/ai5thzs/ According to the article, the woman was attempting to take her 11-year old son away from […]

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May 27, 2020

EXPUNGEMENTS

The expression “there is no better time than the present” was first recorded in 1562. The theologian John Trusler amplified the expression by adding that “…a thousand unforeseen circumstances may interrupt you at a future time. (Proverbs Exemplified, 1790)                 A little over 450 years later this expression holds even greater weight. With record high […]

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May 8, 2020

Divorce and Family Law During the Pandemic

The coronavirus has changed almost everything we do. Sadly, an unintended consequence of Governor Pritzker’s executive order has been to require some unhappy families to “shelter-in-place” together. At a minimum, this can add stress to already stressful relationships. At worst, this can lead to domestic violence. In a recent article in the Aurora Beacon News, […]

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May 8, 2020

Divorce and Family Law During the Pandemic

Perhaps by now you have heard the story of Dr. Lorna M. Breen. Dr. Breen was a top emergency room doctor at a Manhattan hospital that treated many coronavirus patients. She herself contracted the virus, but had gone back to work after recuperating for about a week and a half. Because of what she described […]

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May 1, 2020