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List of Forms by Chapter
Chapter 1 — Motion Practice Before Trial
I. Scope of Chapter
II. Motions, Petitions, and Orders in General
III. Substantive Motions
IV. Procedural Motions
V. Enforcement of Orders for Temporary Relief and Injunctive Relief
Chapter 2 — Trial Practice Considerations
III. Proofs Required for Dissolution of Marriage
V. Proofs Necessary for Declaration of Invalidity of Marriage (Formerly Known as Annulment)
VII. [2.24] Procedural Actions of Trial Practice
VIII. [2.35] Preparation for a Contested Trial
IX. [2.67] Common Evidentiary Considerations
XI. [2.115] Domestic Violence
XIII. Pattern Questions for the Default or Settled Case Hearing
XIV. Appendix — Forms
Chapter 3 — Obtaining Orders of Protection
I. Introduction
II. Actions Under the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986
III. Procedures for Obtaining Orders of Protection
IV. Appendix — Forms and Sample Hearing Scripts
Chapter 4 — Enforcement of Judgment
II. Programs That Assist in Enforcement
III. Enforcement Against Property
IV. Enforcement Against the Person
V. Miscellaneous Remedies
VI. Appendix — Forms
Chapter 5 — Postjudgment Proceedings
IV. Filing of Petitions and Notice of Proceedings
VI. Use of Postjudgment Proceedings in Family Law Cases
XI. [5.13] Appendix — Sample Forms
Chapter 6 — Appeals
II. Determining Whether To Appeal
III. Determining Whether There Can Be an Appeal
IV. Appeals from Final Judgments
V. Appeals from Interlocutory Orders or from Orders That Do Not Dispose of the Entire Case
VI. [6.73] Dismissal of an Appeal Based on Mootness, Estoppel, Acceptance of Benefits, and Contemptuous Hindrance of the Judicial Process
VII. [6.78] Motion Practice in the Appellate CourtLaura I. Baldwin is a Partner and Attorney Director at STG Divorce Law, P.C., in Chicago, and focuses her practice on family law, collaborative divorce, and mediation. Baldwin is a Fellow of Collaborative Divorce of Illinois. She has also been named an Emerging Lawyer in Family Law by Leading Lawyers Network and a Rising Star in Family Law by SuperLawyers. Baldwin earned her B.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and her J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.
Moria Bernstein is Principal of the Law Office of Moria Bernstein, in Chicago, and concentrates her practice in family law and residential real estate. Bernstein is an Illinois Licensed Realtor, Illinois Mediator, Arbitrator and Collaborative Law Attorney, and Cook County Guardian ad Litem. She has been recognized as a Super Lawyer and Leading Lawyer and is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association. Bernstein received her B.S. and her M.B.A. from DePaul University and her J.D. from Chicago Kent College of Law.
Matthew D. Elster is a Partner at Beermann LLP, in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in civil litigation. Elster serves on the Board of Directors of the Appellate Lawyers Association. He received his B.S. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his J.D. cum laude from Notre Dame Law School.
Linda S. Kagan of Linda S. Kagan, Attorney at Law, in Chicago, focuses her practice on family law appeals. Ms. Kagan has been a member of the Illinois State Bar Association since 1980, she is a member and former Director of the Appellate Lawyers Association of Illinois. She earned her B.A. magna cum laude from Loyola University of Chicago and her J.D. from Loyola University of Chicago School of Law.
Howard A. London is an Equity Partner with Beermann LLP, in Chicago. He received the 2024 Samuel S. Berger Award from the Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. London was recognized as the 2020 Chicago Family Law Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers in America and received that honor in 2018 as well. He has been ranked by Leading Lawyers Magazine as a Top 10 Family Law attorney in Illinois, ranking No. 2 in 2019, and as one of the Top 10 Illinois Civil Appellate Law attorneys. London received his B.A. from Northwestern University and his J.D. from George Washington University.
Sean M. McCumber is a Partner at Blacha Law Office, in Naperville and Joliet, where he concentrates his practice in family law, adoption law, surrogacy law, and juvenile matters. McCumber has been named a Leading Lawyer in Adoption Law and Family Law by the Leading Lawyers Network and a Super Lawyer in Family Law by SuperLawyers. He is also a member of the DuPage County Bar Association. He earned his B.A. from Illinois State University magna cum laude and his J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law magna cum laude.
Benton H. Page is a Partner at Beermann LLP, in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on family law. Page is a Certified Financial Litigator by the American Academy for Certified Financial Litigators. He has been recognized in 40 Under 40 Attorneys to Watch by the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin and has been included in Best Lawyers in America since 2023. He earned his B.A. from George Washington University and his J.D. from the University of Iowa College of Law.
David P. Pasulka is Principal at Pasulka & Associates, P.C., in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in divorce and family law. He is a member of the Board of Managers of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and was elected President Elect of the Academy (2017). He is also Past President of the North Suburban Bar Association, Past Chair of the Chicago Bar Association Matrimonial Law Committee, and a member of the Illinois State Bar Association Family Law Section Council. He received his B.A. from the University of Chicago (Pullman Scholar, Illinois State Scholar) and his J.D. from the University of San Diego School of Law.
Marie Sarantakis is Principal Attorney at Sarantakis Law Group, Ltd., in Oak Brook, and focuses her practice on family law. Sarantakis received the Greek American Foundation’s Forty Under 40 Award in 2024, was the Illinois State Bar Association’s Young Lawyer of the Year in 2023, and received the American Bar Association’s On the Rise Award — Top 40 Young Lawyers in the United States in 2023. She earned her B.A. magna cum laude from Carthage College and her J.D. cum laude from The John Marshall Law School, now known as the University of Illinois-Chicago.
Donald C. Schiller is a Senior Partner at Schiller DuCanto & Fleck LLP, in Chicago, Lake Forest, and Wheaton, where his practice is focused on family and matrimonial law. He is a Former President of the Illinois State Bar Association and served as Chair of the ISBA Family Law Section, as a member of the Board of Governors of the American Bar Association, as Chair of the ABA Family Law Section, as Chair of the Family Law Section of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, and as Chair of the Matrimonial Law Committee of the Chicago Bar Association. He also has served as a member of the Board of Directors of IICLE® and frequently serves on its faculty for family law programs. Schiller is a Lecturer in Law at the University of Chicago Law School, where he teaches divorce law. Schiller received his LL.B. from DePaul University, his J.D. from DePaul University School of Law, and was a recipient of the University’s Distinguished Alumni Award.
Anita M. Ventrelli is a Senior Partner at Schiller DuCanto & Fleck LLP, in Chicago, Lake Forest, and Wheaton, where she concentrates her practice in family law. Ventrelli is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and the International Academy of Family Lawyers. She is a Past Chair and Section Delegate of the American Bar Association’s Family Law Section. She earned her A.B. from the University of Michigan and her J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.
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