You may not have heard yet, but last week two state Republicans introduced House Bill 6064, which has the following synopsis (we’ll summarize more below): “Amends the Vital Records Act. Removes a provision concerning use of the biological father’s name on the birth certificate if not married to the biological …

We previously wrote about changes to custody in our article: Custody is Gone in 2016. What else is changing? In a word: lots. One change in law may get less fanfare but actually have a greater impact on cases. For three reasons, we believe it’s going to be easier to …

The IRS has issued Rev. Proc. 2015-53, which establishes the maximum amount of the Adoption Tax Credit under Section 23(a)(3) of the IRS Code. This will apply to all adoptions finalized in calendar year 2016. The amount is $13,460 per eligible child (an increase of only $60 from the 2015 …

***EDIT 11/4/15: It has very recently become known that the Social Security rules on issuance of a new number have changed. Although no specific cite to law is known to us yet, it’s our understanding that a new rule has eliminated ALL exclusions for issuing a new number. In other …

It was fun for us recently to get a mention in this month’s Peoria Bar Assn. newsletter for a pro bono adoption. We do accept referrals from Prairie State Legal Services for people who are truly A low income grandmother came to us because she had been caring for her …