“Heart balm” actions are lawsuits brought by persons who seek money damages to mend their broken hearts. Heart balm actions were founded decades ago under the doctrine of disfavoring intrusions with marital relationships and family ties. Heart balm actions...
In Illinois divorce law, one or both spouses may claim dissipation. Dissipation is generally defined as a spouse using funds or income acquired during the marriage for that spouse’s sole benefit for purposes unrelated to the marriage while the marriage is...
On June 18 the Illinois Supreme Court confirmed in Marriage of Mueller that a spouse’s potential Social Security benefits cannot be considered when dividing marital property. In Mueller the wife worked for a private company. She had Social Security taxes...
The June 12, 2015 second appeal in Dunston v. Szafranski addresses oral contracts, written contracts, and balancing the interests of the egg and sperm donors. On March 24, 2010 Karla Dunston learned she would likely become infertile during chemotherapy. She called...
