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Gregory R. LaPapa
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At LaPapa Law Group, we understand that life doesn’t always go as planned. We have the knowledge and experience needed to competently represent you in court.

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1. Gregory R. LaPapa Chicago, IL
  Attorney at Law - IL, 1982
  DePaul University J.D. 1982
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Sandra Stermer Coscino

Divorce, Paternity, Prenuptial Agreements, Personal Injury

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 26 Years

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Roger W. Stelk

Farms, Divorce, Child Support, Adoption

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4256 N Arlington Heights Rd, Arlington Heights, IL 60004

John Charles Vojta

Divorce, Personal Injury, Commercial Real Estate, Criminal

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600 N North Court, Palatine, IL 60067

John Vojta

Divorce, Personal Injury, Commercial Real Estate, Criminal

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600 N North Court, Palatine, IL 60067

Brian Scott Segel

Litigation, Divorce, Bankruptcy, Personal Injury

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 20 Years

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1827 Walden Office Square, Schaumburg, IL 60173

Brian Segel

Litigation, Divorce, Bankruptcy, Personal Injury

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1827 Walden Office Square, Schaumburg, IL 60173

Allen Gabe

Litigation, Divorce, Adoption, Business

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1834 Walden Office Square, Schaumburg, IL 60173

Susan Louise Dawson

Traffic, Divorce, DUI-DWI, Civil Rights

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3030 Salt Creek Ln, Arlington Heights, IL 60005

Brian Scott Brewer

Estate Planning, Divorce, Civil Rights, Personal Injury

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4180 Rfd Route 83, Lake Zurich, IL 60047

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Estate Planning, Divorce, Civil Rights, Personal Injury, Child Custody

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LEGAL TERMS

ADULTERY

Consensual sexual relations by a married person with someone other than his or her spouse. In many states, adultery is technically a crime, though people are ra... (more...)

Consensual sexual relations by a married person with someone other than his or her spouse. In many states, adultery is technically a crime, though people are rarely prosecuted for it. In states that have retained fault grounds for divorce, adultery is always sufficient grounds for a divorce. In addition, some states alter the distribution of property between divorcing spouses in cases of adultery, giving less to the 'cheating' spouse.

CENSUS

An official count of the number of people living in a certain area, such as a district, city, county, state, or nation. The United States Constitution requires ... (more...)

An official count of the number of people living in a certain area, such as a district, city, county, state, or nation. The United States Constitution requires the federal government to perform a national census every ten years. The census includes information about the respondents' sex, age, family, and social and economic status.

SHARED CUSTODY

See joint custody.

CRUELTY

Any act of inflicting unnecessary emotional or physical pain. Cruelty or mental cruelty is the most frequently used fault ground for divorce because as a practi... (more...)

Any act of inflicting unnecessary emotional or physical pain. Cruelty or mental cruelty is the most frequently used fault ground for divorce because as a practical matter, courts will accept minor wrongs or disagreements as sufficient evidence of cruelty to justify the divorce.

CONSOLIDATED OMNIBUS BUDGET RECONCILIATION ACT (COBRA)

A federal law requiring that employers offer employees -- and their spouses and dependents -- continuing insurance coverage if their work hours are cut or they ... (more...)

A federal law requiring that employers offer employees -- and their spouses and dependents -- continuing insurance coverage if their work hours are cut or they lose their job for any reason other than gross misconduct. Courts are still in the process of determining the meaning of gross misconduct, but it's clearly more serious than poor performance or judgment. COBRA also makes an ex-spouse and children eligible to receive group rate health insurance provided by the other ex-spouse's employer for three years following a divorce.

GUARDIAN

An adult who has been given the legal right by a court to control and care for a minor or her property. Someone who looks after a child's property is called a '... (more...)

An adult who has been given the legal right by a court to control and care for a minor or her property. Someone who looks after a child's property is called a 'guardian of the estate.' An adult who has legal authority to make personal decisions for the child, including responsibility for his physical, medical and educational needs, is called a 'guardian of the person.' Sometimes just one person will be named to take care of all these tasks. An individual appointed by a court to look after an incapacitated adult may also be known as a guardian, but is more frequently called a conservator.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

An order from a judge that directs a party to come to court and convince the judge why she shouldn't grant an action proposed by the other side or by the judge ... (more...)

An order from a judge that directs a party to come to court and convince the judge why she shouldn't grant an action proposed by the other side or by the judge on her own (sua sponte). For example, in a divorce, at the request of one parent a judge might issue an order directing the other parent to appear in court on a particular date and time to show cause why the first parent should not be given sole physical custody of the children. Although it would seem that the person receiving an order to show cause is at a procedural disadvantage--she, after all, is the one who is told to come up with a convincing reason why the judge shouldn't order something--both sides normally have an equal chance to convince the judge to rule in their favor.

COLLUSION

Secret cooperation between two people in order to fool another. Collusion was often practiced by couples before no-fault divorce in order to make up a grounds f... (more...)

Secret cooperation between two people in order to fool another. Collusion was often practiced by couples before no-fault divorce in order to make up a grounds for divorce (such as adultery). By fabricating a permitted reason for divorce, colluding couples hoped to trick a judge into granting their freedom from the marriage. But a spouse accused of wrongdoing who later changed his or her mind about the divorce could expose the collusion to prevent the divorce from going through.

PROVOCATION

The act of inciting another person to do a particular thing. In a fault divorce, provocation may constitute a defense to the divorce, preventing it from going t... (more...)

The act of inciting another person to do a particular thing. In a fault divorce, provocation may constitute a defense to the divorce, preventing it from going through. For example, if a wife suing for divorce claims that her husband abandoned her, the husband might defend the suit on the grounds that she provoked the abandonment by driving him out of the house.

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

In re Estate of Feinberg

... 729, 759 NE2d 509, 515 (2001). As early as 1898, our supreme court set forth the general rule that testamentary provisions which act as a restraint upon marriage or which encourage divorce are void as against public policy. Ransdell v. Boston, 172 Ill. ...

In re Estate of Feinberg

... Michele also suggests that a granddaughter who was married to a non-Jewish man at the time of Erla's death might subsequently divorce and remarry, this time to a Jewish spouse, and make a claim upon the trust. ... Public Policy Regarding Terms Affecting Marriage or Divorce. ...

IN RE MARRIAGE OF TAKATA

... THE COURT: I understand your argument and I'm going to look up the case law on it. I understand that argument that, you know, Mr. Hafley, if he were to file a divorce action, could get to some of that and, therefore, you should be able to get to it. I understand that argument. ...

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ADULTERY

CENSUS

SHARED CUSTODY

CRUELTY

CONSOLIDATED OMNIBUS BUDGET RECONCILIATION ACT (COBRA)

GUARDIAN

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

COLLUSION

PROVOCATION

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

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In re Estate of Feinberg

IN RE MARRIAGE OF TAKATA

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