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Boy rescued from ‘toxic’ home, reunited with dad Renowned matrimonial attorney Jeffery M. Leving and his legal team won a case that took extensive, persistent work, along with patience and strength from their client and his son. Leving will speak about this hard-fought victory on his weekly radio show, the Dads’ Rights Legal Hour, 9-10…
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Leving: Father wins case to raise his daughters The Law Offices of Jeffery M. Leving Ltd. won a case for a father who was happily and successfully raising his two teenage daughters – until the girls’ mother reappeared and abruptly took the girls away. Jeffery Leving will talk about the case on his weekly radio…
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Matrimonial Lawyer returns for CLE presentation at Leving firm on litigating vs. pro se parties The Law Offices of Jeffery M. Leving Ltd. will host the next presentation of the Arthur S. Kallow Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Seminar Series on Thursday, April 20 at 6:30 p.m. CDT at 19 S. LaSalle St. in Chicago. Attorney…
Dad wins in court to get child enrolled in school One of a father’s most important responsibilities is to protect his children, says Chicago-based family law attorney Jeffery M. Leving, founder and president of the Law Offices of Jeffery M. Leving Ltd. “Fathers come to us because they are greatly concerned that their children are…
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Court orders ex to provide transportation so Dad can see his daughter What good is parenting time on paper, if a father and his child can’t get together in real life? The Law Offices of Jeffery M. Leving Ltd. in Chicago represented the father of a high-school-age daughter who was given weekly parenting time in…
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Psychological support for divorcing dads topic of CLE at Leving firm The Law Offices of Jeffery M. Leving Ltd. will host the next presentation of the Arthur S. Kallow Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Seminar Series on Wednesday, March 15 at 6:30 p.m. CDT at 19 S. LaSalle St. in Chicago. This month’s presentation will be…
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Foxx policies punish police rather than the criminals July 2022 was a bad month for law abiding citizens witnessing two teenagers who wielded weapons that resulted in one Chicago Police Officer being killed six months later, and another Oak Lawn Police Officer being railroaded by a corrupt political movement of injustice that puts the concerns…
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No-contact order protects child from reported abuse CHICAGO – Fathers’ Rights attorney Jeffery M. Leving secured a court victory for a father with a problem that many fathers have: Their children are living with their ex, and a man in the household is reportedly abusing the children. It could be the mother’s new boyfriend, new…
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Substance abuse in child custody cases to be topic of CLE at Leving firm The Law Offices of Jeffery M. Leving Ltd. will host the next presentation of the Arthur S. Kallow Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Seminar Series on Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 6:30 p.m. CST at 19 S. LaSalle St. in Chicago. This month’s…
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Arrest and Criminal Charges Announced Against British and Russian Businessmen for Facilitating Sanctions Evasion of Russian Oligarch’s $90 Million Yacht Yacht Previously Seized and One Subject Arrested Today by Spain at Request of United States Two businessmen, Vladislav Osipov, 51, a Russian national, and Richard Masters, 52, a United Kingdom national, are charged in separate…
Father dispossessed of his children, and apparently alienated, gains their return to Illinois A father had two little boys, ages 9 and 6. Unfortunately, he recently broke up with their mother. Last summer, the mother took the children to her family’s home in Mississippi. The dad thought they were on vacation, but when school started…
Leving firm CLE to address strategies for litigating vs pro se parties The Law Offices of Jeffery M. Leving Ltd. will host the next presentation of the Arthur S. Kallow Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Seminar Series on Thursday, Jan. 19 at 6:30 p.m. CST at 19 S. LaSalle St. in Chicago. Attorney Andrey B. Filipowicz of the…
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Lyons police arrest alleged drunk driving offender after he crashes into Brookfield Zoo Driver had 47 previous charges but no convictions but will face four Felony charges in latest DUI, drug possession and fleeing crash scene, Lyons Police officials said Lyons, Illinois — A 24-year-old Oak Forest man who has been charged 47 times in…
Order of protection keeps mother’s reported abusive boyfriend away from dad’s children A divorced dad had two children with his ex-wife – an 8-year-old boy and a 6-year-old girl. He wanted to protect his children from physical abuse he feared might come at the hands of his ex-wife’s new boyfriend. Attorney Jeffery M. Leving, founder…
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This year, let Thanksgiving dinner be the start of having family dinners more often By Jeffery M. Leving Thanksgiving is not only a time to give thanks, but a time to enjoy being with family. For most American families, it’s a time to come together and reflect around the table — something that can and…
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CLE at Leving firm to focus on analyzing financial records to discover adverse party’s assets in Domestic Relations cases The Law Offices of Jeffery M. Leving Ltd. will host the next presentation of the Arthur S. Kallow Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Seminar Series on Monday, Nov. 21 at 6:30 p.m. CST at 19 S. LaSalle…
Illinois Supreme Court appoints Melissa Presser as Resident Judge in Pope County Justice David K. Overstreet and the Illinois Supreme Court have announced the appointment of Melissa Presser as a Resident Circuit Judge for Pope County in the First Judicial Circuit. Ms. Presser is being appointed to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of…
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Order of protection keeps dad from his daughters until he fights in court and wins A father is going through a divorce, which is always difficult, says Fathers’ Rights attorney Jeffery M. Leving, who has been through a divorce himself. He has to worry about maintaining his relationship with his children and he has to…
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