Yes, You Do, and Here’s Why Please allow us to be frank. It’s unrealistic to think that a piece of paper you draft, reflecting your life at a certain time, will work when your life has completely changed some years later. We’ll use the Kendrick family as an example. Meet the Kendricks Meet Bill and Karen Kendrick. They got their …
What Happens When Co-Parents Can’t Agree on the COVID-19 Vaccine for Their Children
Most of the world’s population is awaiting an opportunity to have the COVID-19 vaccine. Nonetheless, there still remains people who are reluctant to receive the vaccination. What happens when co-parents cannot agree on whether or not their child should receive the COVID-19 vaccine? Instead of arguing about it, the better approach is to review the divorce decree and the custodial …
Questions to Ask When Hiring a Fiduciary
A comprehensive estate plan consists of several documents that accomplish three important things. First, they lay out your wishes for the handling of your money and property during life and at death. Second, they explain your medical wishes if you are no longer able to make them yourself or communicate them to others. Third, they list the trusted individuals you …
How to Handle Make-up Time and Communication Issues During COVID Quarantine
Co-parenting after divorce is complicated at the best of times. With COVID quarantine problems over the last year, co-parenting has been become even more challenging. With so many people being sick and others doing everything they can to avoid spreading the contagion, regular parental visitation has become extremely difficult. This leads to communication issues between former spouses as well as …
Learn How to Handle Parenting Disputes with Online Learning in Champaign
The COVID-19 pandemic has made co-parenting harder than ever. What happens when divorced co-parents have different views of online learning? For instance, it is not unusual for one household to be far more structured than another household. This means that the kids might be accustomed to having breakfast at a certain time so that they are ready to be on …
3 Co-Parenting Apps That Make Co-Parenting More Manageable in Illinois
Co-Parenting during the pandemic has become even more difficult due to travel restrictions and other restraints that are necessary to keep your children safe. The good news is that there are many resources available to you that can make co-parenting more manageable in Illinois. The 3 Co-Parenting Apps Below Will Help You Make Co-Parenting More Seamless Our Family Wizard App …
Meet Michelle Maya
Michelle joined our team in December 2020. Michelle is the Court Coordinator and Legal Assistant at the Champaign Office. She has earned her Associates in Criminal Justice and aims to complete her paralegal certificate soon. Michelle lives in Mahomet with her three sons, fiancé and stepson. She loves watching her boys wrestle and play football in Mahomet. Michelle enjoys baking …
Understanding Payroll as an Employer
Congratulations! Your business has grown and you are ready to hire your first employee. Where do you begin? What will the employee’s schedule be and how much will the employee get paid? Will your new hire be an employee or an independent contractor—and what is the difference? Did the employee sign an employment agreement? Before your new hire begins, there …
Ask Cari: What You Need to Know about Buy-Sell Agreements
If you are a business owner, you probably worry about your bottom line, employee retention, and health insurance premiums, but have you also considered what will happen to your business if you are in an accident? What if your business partner gets divorced and your partner’s ex-spouse is awarded part ownership of the business and wants to make decisions affecting …
Client Cosmolex Portal
Rincker Law, PLLC has been using Cosmolex for the last year. Cosmolex offers an opportunity for us to have a Client Cosmolex Portal. Client invoices, court pleadings, and correspondence is saved into your Cosmolex portal. You are also able to upload documents into the portal to send them to us. This can work great for confidential documents such as tax …