Divorce can be an extremely intense stressor on the lives of those going through the process. It can be difficult to sever a marriage, especially when the couple's affairs are greatly commingled and ...
In 1980, Illinois state legislature passed the Emancipation of Minors Act which provides a legal mechanism by which mature minors may be able to become wholly independent from their parents or ...
Recently, a number of states have passed new amendments to their adoption laws , which permit adoptees to finally access their original birth certificate with the names of their biological parents. In ...
In 2001, the Illinois legislature passed the Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act, also known as the Safe Haven Act, with the hope of protecting the number of newborn infants abandoned due to a ...