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Achieve Your Best Outcome in Family Law
Expert Guidance for High-Stakes Divorce and Custody Cases
Achieve Your Best Outcome in Family Law
Expert Guidance for High-Stakes Divorce and Custody Cases
Chicago Family Law Attorneys
Experienced Illinois Divorce and Child Custody Attorneys, Working Hard for You
When your relationship with your children and your financial future depend on the outcome of your divorce, seeking out the legal assistance of skilled family lawyers with decades of experience and a track record of success should be your first step in the process.
Yavitz & Levey, LLP, in Chicago, Illinois, assists clients from all walks of life. Whether you have been married for a year or 20, whether you have complex property division issues or share only a marital home, our attorneys use a team approach to resolve your legal problems. We listen to your goals, map creative strategies, negotiate from positions of strength, and litigate aggressively for your interests.
We can be reached at (312) 924-4400. We work with clients throughout Chicago, including the North Shore, Lake County, Cook County, DuPage County, Will County and McHenry County.
When Your Rights, Property and Children's Futures Are at Stake, Our Lawyers Can Help
Our partners, David B. Yavitz and Ross S. Levey concentrate exclusively on all legal and financial matters related to family law, including:
- Divorce and Separation
- Premarital Agreements
- Same-Sex Couples
- Children's Issues
- Mothers' Rights
- Support and Property Issues
- High Net Worth Divorces
During our combined decades of service to clients, we have protected the rights and assets of a broad range of clients throughout Chicagoland, including celebrities, athletes, artists and business executives. We can help you, too.
To speak with lawyers who deal with you fairly and honestly and get results, contact our office to schedule an initial consultation.
Procedure:
No, you and your spouse cannot use one attorney. In Illinois, the law expressly prohibits one attorney from representing both parties in a divorce. That being said, there is no requirement that your spouse hire an attorney; however, it is recommended. Should your spouse choose not to be represented, ourfirm cannot be considered as representing both parties.
It is very important that you consult with an attorney as soon as you realize that the marriage is in trouble. This is not to say that you intend to file for divorce at that time. However, by consulting with our firm you will at least learn what is involved and what you should expect. The consultation may or may not result in your hiring an attorney; however, it should give you a better perspective and help you in making the important decisions including separation and/or filing for divorce.
Since January 2016, Illinois no longer recognizes “grounds” for a divorce.
Illinois is now a pure “No Fault” state. There is only one ground: “irreconcilable differences”. To be granted a divorce, one must prove:
Irreconcilable differences have caused the irretrievable breakdown of the marriage.
Past efforts at reconciliation have failed; and
Future efforts at reconciliation would be impracticable and no in the best interests of the family.
All other grounds for divorce, such as mental cruelty and adultery, have been abolished in Illinois divorce law. The new law also provides that if the parties to a divorce live separate and apart for a continuous period of not less than six months immediately before the divorce, there is an “irrebuttable presumption that the requirement of irreconcilable differences has been met.”
You initiate a divorce by filing a petition for dissolution of marriage with a cover sheet certificate and summons and paying the filing fee. You will then need to arrange for service of the summons. While it is possible to file for divorce without the services of an attorney, this is not recommended. The old adage applies, a person who represents himself has a fool for a client. While you may believe your case is simple and that you and your spouse have reached an agreement, there are many aspects of a divorce that require the specialized services of an attorney, including issues involving the tax consequences of the divorce, child custody, visitation and other complicated matters not typically understood or recognized by the parties.
If possible, you should file first. There are several advantages that come with being the first to file including:
Filing first (and early) creates a date to which the court may consider that the marriage broke down. This is an important date when it comes to issues of dissipation.
Filing first may also give you an emotional and psychological edge over your spouse, and it gives you a little extra control.
Filing first also allows your attorney to put on your case
first in the event that your case goes to trial.
Filing first allows you to choose which county the case is filed if venue exists in more than one county.
Contact our firm and schedule an appointment. Members of Yavitz & Levey, LLP, understand that this is a very emotional time in your life, and we will make every effort to schedule your appointment as soon as possible after you call. Offce consultations take between one and two hours and can in most cases be scheduled that week.
The length of time it will take to finalize your divorce depends on several factors including, but not limited to, the complexity of your case, difficulties in serving your spouse, the size and nature of your estate, whether you have children, your familiarity with your finances, the organization of your finances, the time you have to devote to assisting in the preparation of your case, the emotions involved, the cooperation of your spouse, and his or her attorney and the availability of the judge. Typically, an uncontested case, where there are no significant issues and the parties are in agreement, can be completed in 30-90 days. Once the parties’ have signed a marital settlement agreement, your case typically can be finalized within two- three weeks.
Contested cases that involve disputes over custody or visitation, support or property division can take between six months to over two years.
Obviously, reaching an agreement with your spouse is less time consuming that proceeding to a contested trial.
There are no jury trials in domestic relations proceedings or in domestic violence proceedings in Illinois.
A marital settlement agreement is an agreement between the parties settling each and every issue of their divorce. A marital settlement is often thoroughly negotiated between the parties and their attorneys if they have them. A marital settlement agreement will include a property settlement agreement as well as a parenting agreement (or custody judgment) if there are children involved. A copy of the marital settlement agreement is attached to the final divorce decree and incorporated therein making it a binding contract upon the parties creating obligations, which may be legally enforced What is an uncontested divorce?
An uncontested divorce is just as the name implies. Issues concerning custody, visitation, child support, maintenance (formerly known as alimony), division of marital property, designation and assignment of nonmarital property, and attorneys’ fees are all agreed upon by the parties and a marital settlement agreement is prepared and signed.
Property Division
Illinois is not a community property state. In community property states, property belonging to the community is equally divided 50-50. Illinois is an “equitable distribution” state. This is not to say that marital property is not equally divided in Illinois. There may be many equitable considerations that would result in a 50-50 asset division. It is just that courts in Illinois are not required to divide marital assets equally.
Illinois law directs a court to divide marital property in just proportions, without regard to marital misconduct, considering all relevant factors including:
The contributions of each spouse to the acquisition, preservation, increase or decrease in value of property including decreases by reason of interim attorneys’ fees deemed to be an advance to a spouse from the marital estate and the contributions of a spouse as a homemaker of to the family unit.
Dissipation of property
The value of property assigned to each spouse
Duration of the marriage Relevant economic circumstance of each spouse when the property is divided
Obligations and rights of a spouse from a prior marriage
Any antenuptial agreement
Age, health, station, occupation amount and sources of income, vocational skills, employability, estate liabilities and needs of each spouse
Child custody provisions Whether the division of marital property is in lieu of or addition to maintenance Reasonable opportunity for future acquisition of capital assets and income of each spouse, and
Tax consequences of the asset division
Marital property is all property acquired during the marriage by either spouse except for nonmarital property.
Illinois law requires the court to assign to the owner his or her nonmarital property. Nonmarital property is:
Property acquired by before the marriage or by gift, legacy, decent or
Property acquired in exchange for such property.
Property acquired after a judgment of legal separation Property excluded by a valid agreement of the parties (such as a valid prenuptial or postnuptial agreement)
Property acquired through a judgment awarded to a spouse from the other spouse
The increase in value of property acquired from one of the above methods Income from nonmarital property not attributable to the personal efforts of a spouse
Transmutation is when one type of property (marital or nonmarital) is converted into the other type of property. A typical example of transmutation is where a spouse who owns a home before the marriage with title in his or her sole name, after the marriage places title in joint tenancy with the spouse. The previous nonmarital home has now become marital property.
Dissipation is defined in Illinois as the expenditure of assets for a nonmarital purpose at the time the marriage is undergoing an irreconcilable breakdown. If a court determines a spouse had dissipated marital assets, that dissipation will be taken into consideration, typically charged to the dissipating spouse, in the division of the marital estate.
Assuming your home is a marital asset, i.e. it was acquired during the marriage, the value of your home will be included in the list of total marital assets, with those assets then being divided as equity directs “in just proportions.” The courts are required to consider the desirability of awarding the family home, or the right to live in that home for reasonable periods, to the spouse having custody of the children. Some other considerations to be considered in awarding the home to one spouse are:
The value of the house with respect to the value of the entire marital estate
Should the house be an asset awarded to one spouse as an offset to the business being awarded to the other?
The desire of a spouse to remain in the home
The availability of alternate housing for the other spouse
Whether or not it is economically feasible for a spouse to remain in the family home taking into consideration the cash flow of the spouse remaining in the home from income, investments, maintenance and child support
The economic feasibility of either spouse retaining the family home or whether it would be better to sell it now and divide the equity
In many instances, a retirement plan may have been entered into before the parties got married. Those portions of plans that were entered into before the marriage and later continued to receive contributions during the marriage will be divided into marital and nonmarital segments. The nonmarital portions of the plans are assigned to the owner, while the spouses divide the marital portions as part of the equitable division of marital assets. This marital asset division of retirement plans can be through the entry of a qualified domestic relations order (QDRO) or as an offset of other marital assets. It is important to remember that most retirement assets contain “pretax” money and the tax consequences of a division must be taken into consideration.
Investments acquired during the marriage and which are marital property will be included in the marital estate and divided equitably in “just proportions” See How is Property Divided?
What will happen to my club memberships, frequent flier miles and credit card points?
Club memberships, frequent flier miles credit card points and merchant loyalty programs benefits acquired during the marriage are marital property which will be included in the marital estate and divided equitably in “just proportions” See How is Property Divided?
A business that is marital property typically will be awarded to the spouse that runs that business with the value of the business included on the “marital balance sheet.” Courts understand that a divorce means separation, and typically the court will not deem it desirable to require the parties remain as “partners” in the business after a divorce. The major problems concerning businesses are the valuation of the enterprise and whether or not there are other marital assets to offset the award of the business to one spouse. It must also be remembered that the business is typically the primary source of income of a spouse which will be included in setting maintenance and child support.
Family law attorneys are just that, attorneys and not valuation experts. Typically, family law attorneys require assistance from experts in the valuation of marital property. Experts may be needed to value real estate, including the family home, business, investment and other valuable marital property. Experts may also be needed if there are issues of dissipation, vocational or employability issues, lifestyle issues involving the standard of living enjoyed during the marriage, medical or health-related issues of a spouse seeking maintenance, and child custody issues. The costs involved in hiring experts are over and above your attorneys’ fees. If you are not able to pay for an expert, your attorney may be able to petition the court for these fees to be paid by your spouse.
Illinois law specifically directs courts not to consider marital misconduct in either dividing property or awarding maintenance. This is not to say that a court will not consider marital misconduct that results in dissipation from taking that into consideration in dividing the marital estate.
Property divided as a result of a judgment for dissolution of marriage in almost every instance, will not be deemed “a taxable event.” Please check with your attorney or tax advisor concerning the tax consequences of specific property divisions or transactions.
Children’s Issues
Allocation Of Parental Responsibilities (formerly known as Custody) and Parenting Time (formerly known as Visitation)
The court determines the allocation of parental decision-making responsibilities by looking at the best interests of the child or children, considering factors such as:
The wishes of the parents
The wishes of the child
The relationship of the child with his or her parent or parents, siblings, and any other person who may be significant
The cchild’s adjustment to his or her home, school and community
The emental and physical health of all individuals involved Physical violence or the threat of physical violence by the child’s potential custodian, whether directed against the child or another person
The ooccurrence of ongoing repeated abuse as defined by the Illinois Domestic Violence Act
The willingness and ability of each parent to facilitate and encourage a close and continuing relationship between the other parent and the child
Whether one of the parents is a sex offender
The law regarding child custody is gender neutral and does not favor either the father or the mother.
often, the parent who has historically been the child’s primary custodian is made the primary residential custodian.
Joint allocation of parental responsibilities means that both parents are entitled to make decisions regarding major issues affecting the child, including religion, education, health, and extracurricular activities. Parents awarded joint allocation are required to confer with each other and agree before making decisions on issues such as what religious upbringing the child will have, what type of school the child attends, and which non-routine medical or dental services the child will have.
Joint allocation of parental decision making does not refer to ordinary day-to-day issues affecting the child such as routine medical appointments, and it does not necessarily translate to an evenly split 50-50 physical parenting time.
Typically, in a joint parental decision-making agreement, one parent will be designated as the primary residential custodian and the other parent will be given reasonable parenting time (formerly referred to as visitation).
Joint allocation of parental decision- making responsibilities is not mandatory in Illinois and will only be awarded if the court is satisfied that the parties are able to effectively and consistently cooperate with each other in matters directly affecting the joint parenting of a child. Joint parenting does not imply or presume equal parenting time.
Parenting time is determined either by the agreement of the parties or by a court ruling.
Sole allocation of parental decision making to one parent refers to that parent’s legal ability to make all major, minor, routine and non- routine decisions regarding the child.
Split physical custody refers to essentially equal parenting time for each parent.
A noncustodial parent is entitled to reasonable parenting time rights unless the court finds that parenting time would seriously endanger the child’s physical, mental, moral, or emotional health.
Most commonly, a noncustodial parent can expect parenting time, which includes alternating weekends, alternating holidays, a fairly equal division of any spring and winter breaks, and approximately two weeks
or more of vacation time during the child’s summer break. A non- residential parent often also receives one or two after-school evenings per week or every other week. This may not be the result in your case. It is up to the parties to reach an agreement, or a judge will determine a reasonable parenting time schedule.
Parenting time arrangements by agreement can involve many variations and the parties can craft a schedule that fits their unique needs.
Even if both parents agree, a court order granting removal needs to be entered, do not just pick up and move. If the parents cannot agree, the parent seeking removal must petition a court and prove that such removal is in the best interests of the child. In determining whether or not a removal is in a child’s best interests the court will consider:
The likelihood that the move will enhance the quality of life for both the custodial parent and the child
The motives of the parent seeking removal and whether removal is merely a ruse to frustrate visitation The motives of the noncustodial parent in opposing the removal
The effect of the removal on visitation for parent left behind
Whether a reasonable and realistic visitation schedule and be reached
Grandparents of a minor child, as well as great grandparents and siblings of a minor child, may petition the court for visitation if there is an unreasonable denial of visitation by a parent and one of the following conditions exists:
The child’s other parent is deceased or missing for at least three months
A parent of the child is incompetent as a matter of law
The child’s parents are divorced or have been legally separated pending a divorce and at least one parent does not object to the grandparent, great- grandparent or sibling visitation and the visitation does not diminish the visitation of the parent who is unrelated to the grandparent seeking visitation
The child is born out of wedlock, the parents are not living together, and the petitioner is a maternal or paternal grandparent, great- grandparent or sibling of the child.
Child Support
Rather than relying on the net income of the non-custodial parent, as of July 2017 the law now uses an income-sharing system, which looks at a more comprehensive set of factors when calculating child support.
There are three main factors to be considered under the “income shares” model of child support calculation:
1. Basic child support obligation: The combined value of child support owed by both parents together, which is then divided proportionally between the parents based on each party’s contribution to the combined household net income.
2. Additional expenses: Other costs, which are determined by the court, and added to the basic child support obligation. These costs can include childcare expenses, extracurricular activities, and outstanding medical or health insurance costs.
3. Parenting time: The amount of time the child or children spend with each parent, which determines which parent should receive child support, if any. If the paying parent spends more than a certain number of overnights per year with the children, it will change the child support calculation.
In addition to child support what other children’s expenses are required?
Typically, a noncustodial parent will be required to maintain health, dental and/or optical insurance for the minor children, and either be ordered to pay all or a percentage of the medical and dental expenses not covered by insurance. The noncustodial parent may also be required to contribute towards day care expenses, lessons, tutoring and other extracurricular activities of the children. Courts may also order parents to continue to maintain or obtain life insurance for the benefit of the children.
Child support terminates on a child’s 18th birthday or their graduation from high school, but in any event, when the child is 19; whichever is later unless a court has determined that the support should be extended based on the needs of the child. A court o%en extends child support when the child is mentally or physically disabled and not otherwise emancipated.
The court may award sums out of the property an income of either or both spouses for the support of the child or children who have attained majority for the post high school educational expenses of those children.
An application must be made before or after the child has attained majority.
The authority of the court to make provision for the educational expenses of the child or children extends not only to periods of college education or professional or other training after graduation from high school, but also to any period during which the child of the parties is still attending high school even though he or she attained the age of 19.
The educational expenses may include, but shall not be limited to room, board, dues, tuition, books, fees, registration and application costs, medical expenses including medical insurance, dental expenses and living expenses during the school year and period of recess which sums may be ordered payable to the child to either parent or directly to the educational institution.
The court will consider all relevant factors that appear reasonable and necessary including, but not limited to:
The financial resources of both parents
The standard of living the child would have enjoyed had the marriage not been dissolved
The financial resources of the child
The child’s academic performance In addition to child support, a court may require you to make additional payments towards all or part of a child’s health/dental/vision insurance as well as uncovered medical/dental/vision expenses.
Uncovered expenses may include copays, deductibles, prescriptions, and any other medical, dental, and/or vision cost incurred as a result of a medically necessary treatment or procedure.
Child support payments, generally, are not deductible as an itemized deduction on the payor’s income tax returns and, likewise, generally are not reported as income on the recipient’s income tax return. Your attorney can discuss with you creative methods of apportioning support to create tax benefits.
Frequently Asked Questions
Please reach us at david@dbyavitz.com if you cannot find an answer to your question.
Do my children need their own legal representation?
In any proceeding involving child support, custody, visitation, education, parentage, property interest of general welfare of a minor or dependent child, the court may, on its own motion or that of any party, appoint an attorney to serve as a
representative of the child. The court shall apportion the cost of the attorney appointed to represent a child between the parents.
Representatives of the child may be appointed or hired in one of three capacities.
Attorney: As an attorney, the hired or appointed person will provide independent legal counsel for the child and will have the same duties to the child as he/she would have to an adult client.
Guardian ad litem: As guardian ad litem, the appointed person will testify and/or submit a written report to the court regarding his/her recommendations in accordance with the best interest of the child. The report will be made available to all parties and the guardian ad litem may be called as a witness to testify regarding their report. The guardian ad litem will investigate the facts of the case as well as interview the child and the parties.
Child’s representative: As a child’s representative, the appointed person will advocate as to what they find to be in the child’s best interest after reviewing the facts and circumstances of the case. The child representative will meet with the child and the parties, investigate the facts of the case and encourage settlement. The child’s representative has the same authority and obligation to participate in the litigation as does an attorney for the parties. The child’s representative is required to consider the expressed wishes of the child but is not bound by those expressed wishes.er to this item.
How does the law define domestic violence?
In Illinois, domestic violence includes physical abuse, harassment, intimidation of a dependent, interference with personal liberty and willful deprivation.
Physical abuse is defined as sexual abuse, physical force, confinement or restraint, purposeful repeated and unnecessary sleep deprivation, and behavior which creates an immediate risk of physical harm.
Harassment is defined as unnecessary conduct which causes emotional distress and includes conduct such as creating a disturbance at the victim’s work or school, repeatedly telephoning the victim’s work or school, repeatedly following the victim in a public place, keeping the victim under surveillance, threatening physical abuse, and improperly hiding the victim’s child or repeatedly threatening to do so.
Intimidation of a dependent involves the abuser forcing the dependent (who is dependent because of age, health or disability) to participate or witness physical abuse.
Interference with personal liberty is defined as the committing or threatening to commit physical abuse, harassment, intimidation or deprivation with the intention of forcing the victim to do something he or she does not want to do or not allowing the victim to do something he or she has a legal right to do.
Willful deprivation is defined as the purposeful denial of medication, medical care, shelter, food or other necessary assistance to an elderly or disabled person thereby putting that person at risk of physical, mental or emotional harm.
There are three types of orders of protection: emergency, interim and plenary.
An emergency order of protection is the product of only the victim’s testimony before a judge. Prior notice to the alleged abuser regarding the hearing is not required. Emergency orders of protection can be sought even on weekends and holidays when courts are otherwise closed. An emergency order will last until the hearing on the plenary order, which is usually between 14 and 21 days.
An interim order of protection requires notice to the alleged abuser or his counsel if he/she is represented. Interim orders are usual granted for any time between the expiration of an emergency order of protection and a hearing on the plenary order of protection. An interim order of protection can last up to 30 days.
A plenary order of protection may be issued only after a full hearing on the matter and after both the victim and the alleged abuser have the opportunity to present evidence. A plenary order of protection may be entered for a period up to two years and there is no limit as to how many times the plenary order may be renewed subject to a motion to extend and either the abuser’s failure to contest or another hearing on the matter.
Remedies under an order of protection are:
Prohibition of abuse, neglect or exploitation including prohibiting harassment, interference with personal liberty, intimidation of a dependent, physical abuse, willful deprivation, neglect or exploitation, or stalking
Granting exclusive possession of a residence
Stay away order prohibiting Respondent from entering or being present at petitioner’s school, employment or other specified locations
Counseling orders
Physical care or possession of a minor
Temporary legal custody
Visitation
Prohibiting the removal or concealment of a minor
Order to appear in court alone or with a minor
Possession of personal property
Protection of property, forbidding Respondent from taking, encumbering, concealing or damaging or otherwise disposing of any real or personal property
Payment of temporary support for Petitioner or minor child
Order payment of losses as a direct result of abuse, neglect or exploitation
Prohibiting Respondent from entry or remaining in residence while under the influence of drugs or alcohol
Prohibiting Respondent from possessing firearms
Violation of an order of protection may be a crime that can subject the offender to arrest. The county state’s attorney, not your private attorney, will be responsible to prosecute a criminal violation of an OOP. Violation of an OOP may also subject the offender to contempt of court proceedings that can result in a jail sentence and/or a fine.
What information will my attorney need from me?
Be prepared to provide your attorney with general background information about your family including the date and location of your marriage, the birth date of your spouse, the birth dates of your children, employment information, and residence information. It would also be helpful to having the following documents available for your attorney’s immediate review:
One year of past banking (checking and savings) statements
Past three years’ income tax returns
Your own current pay stubs
Your spouse’s current pay stubs
Most recent account statements for any investment accounts
Most recent account statement for any retirement accounts
Any and all recent information involving your family’s finances
This information will allow your attorney to get a good overview of your family’s finances and will be a good indicator of the complexity of the financial aspects of your case. Do not worry if you do not have all of the above information available the first time you meet with your attorney since most of that information will be made available during the discovery phase of the case. Discovery is the process where each spouse is required to produce financial information concerning the family’s assets, liabilities, income and expenses. Discovery can include requests for production of documents, request to admit, interrogatories (written questions), subpoenas to third parties for documents and depositions (oral questioning under oath) of the spouses and third parties.
In any divorce case there are several stages. The initial stage you’re your case is filed. After filing there is the service of the petition for dissolution of marriage and the summons on your spouse who then typically has 30 days to file an appearance and response. At this point either the parties agree on temporary support and custody, or the court conducts a hearing on these issues. This can typically take anywhere from two weeks to two months. The discovery phase of the case is the next order of business and can last between several months to over a year. See What information will my attorney need from me? Once the parties have the requisite financial information, they should begin the settlement negotiation process. If you and your spouse are able to reach a settlement, the attorneys can schedule the final court hearing, called a prove-up, within two to three weeks.
If the parties are unable to reach a settlement, the case will need to be tried before the court. There is no way to know exactly when your divorce will take place prior to the court’s entering of a case management or trial order. That date selected by the court will depend on a number of factors including, whether your case is contested, how busy the court docket is, the schedules of the attorneys involved, your schedule, and your spouse’s schedule. If your case is contested, it is not at all unusual for a case to take anywhere from 12-24 months to go to trial.
Each county in Illinois has specific judges assigned to hear domestic relations cases. When a case is filed, a judge is randomly selected at the clerk’s office by the computer system to hear your case.
If you do not like the judge that was randomly selected for your case for any reason, you may make one change of judge as a right and the clerk’s office will randomly select another judge for your case. You may not request a change in judge after the judge has heard substantive matters involving your case.
Your presence will be required in court on occasion. At minimum your presence will be required at the trial of your case or at the prove-up of your case if you are the petitioner.
Your appearance will be required when a contested evidentiary hearing is scheduled, such as a hearing on a petition for temporary support or child custody. The court may also require you to be present at a pretrial conference where settlement is being discussed. Your attorneys can advise you as to what each court appearance involves and whether or not your attendance is necessary. For example, if a court appearance is for status and/or scheduling, your presence would likely not be necessary, however, if you want to be present, let your attorney know.
Every litigant has the right to appeal from a final ruling of the trial court.
The appeal is taken to the Illinois Appellate Court and is assigned to a three-judge panel. Each side files written briefs, and, at the discretion of the court, oral arguments may be required. No testimony is taken in the Appellate Court and the court will decide the case based on the record on appeal, which contains the pleadings, testimony heard at the trial and the documents admitted into evidence. A written opinion will be issued by the Appellate Court, which can either affirm or reverse the trial court, and remand the case back to the trial court with instructions.
Appeals from decisions of the Illinois Appellate Court to the Illinois Supreme Court are not a matter of right and are only allowed by the Supreme Court granting leave to appeal.
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