Photo Credit: Pexels It’s no secret that having a family isn’t cheap. Expenses increase with each addition, and things you never thought were needed in your home suddenly become a necessity. The moment you realize you’re about to become a parent, you can start...
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CHANGES TO ILLINOIS OVERTIME RULES: Part Deux
(c) Can Stock Photo We have been actively following the Department of Labor’s changes to the rules regarding overtime minimum salary levels and other regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The rules that were first proposed in 2016 would have increased...
Mark Brent Sworn in to Kane County Bar Association Board
On June 13, 2019, Mark D. Brent, an attorney with the Drendel & Jansons Law Group, was sworn in as a member of the Kane County Bar Association Board of Managers after being appointed to fill a vacated term. Mark Brent becomes the fourth current member of the Firm...
The Dangerous Rocks under the Waters of Joint Bank Accounts
(c) Can Stock Photo I’ve seen it time and time again. A client comes in who has added a son, or a daughter, or a grandchild, or a niece or nephew, or someone else to the client’s bank account… or that is the client’s plan. It seems like a good idea. It gives another...
Drendel Presents at National Restore Gospel Justice Conference
Kevin G. Drendel presented on America’s Aging Population at the National Restore Gospel Justice Conference at Judson University in Elgin, IL on June 8, 2019. The Conference took place June 7th and 8th and focused on delivering justice-minded leaders with access to the...
Getting the Pieces of Your Estate Planning in Place
(c) Can Stock Photo Fear of Estate Planning, as in doing a Will or Trust (or both) is a common malady. Everyone knows they should do something, but few people know exactly what that something is they should be doing. Fear of the unknown often keeps people from doing...
Roman Seckel Has Received the Kane County Bar Foundation Pro Bono Award for 2019
Roman Seckel was nominated by Administer Justice, a local legal aid organization with an office in Elgin, IL, and has received the Kane County Bar Foundation Award for Pro Bono Service for 2019. Roman follows two other recipients of the KCBF Pro Bono Award in recent...
Changes to Tax Code Impacts Maintenance Obligations in Divorce
(c) Can Stock Photo These last few years have seen a flourish of changes, both large and small in the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act (IMDMA). The most recent changes to the IMDMA affecting the maintenance provisions are the result of recent changes...
Holiday Humbug? Bah…Death is an Old, Old Story
(c) Can Stock Photo If you are getting together with your family members this holiday season it may not seem like a great time to talk about dying, but actually it is! Hollywood has combined death and holidays for years. Well, truth be told, Dickens started it. A...
New Law Protects Visitation Rights for Elderly Adults
(c) Can Stock Photo A new law takes effect on January 1, 2019, in Illinois, protecting visitation rights for the family members of elderly adults. Before this new law takes effect, guardians have effectively had the unilateral authority over visitation privileges and...
