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J. Richard Kulerski
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Biography
J. Richard Kulerski is a partner in the Oak Brook (and downtown Chicago) divorce law firm of Kulerski and Cornelison. Richard has over four decades of trial experience in the divorce courts of Cook and DuPage counties, IL. and is a Harvard trained mediator and settlement negotiator. Richard and his partner, Kari Cornelison, are staunch advocates of the settlement approach to divorce and both are active in divorce mediation, collaborative divorce law and in the rapidly growing cooperative divorce movement.
Practice Areas
- Arbitration & Mediation
- Business - Arbitration/Mediation, Consumer - Arbitration/Mediation, Family - Arbitration/Mediation
- Divorce
- Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Illinois
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Professional Experience
- member - Board of Directors
- Mediation Council of Illinois
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Education
- Loyola University Chicago
- Undergraduate
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- DePaul University
- J.D.
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- Benedictine College
- Undergraduate
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Professional Associations
- Illinois State Bar
- Member
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- Collaborative Law Institute of Illinois
- Fellow
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- DuPage Bar Association
- Sustaining Member
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Publications
Articles & Publications
- The Secret to a Friendly Divorce
- Wasteland Press
- Divorce Buddy System
- Author House
Websites & Blogs
- Website
- Kulerski & Cornelison's Website
DuPage County Collaborative Law Attorney | DuPage County Mediation Lawyers
Legal Answers
571 Questions Answered
- Q. In Illinois, is child support mandatory in a divorce?
- A: Child support is mandatory in Illinois. You have no right to say you don't want it. It's the child(ren)'s right - it is not your right to give away.
- Q. Can my parents enter me (adult child) into a contractual obligation within their divorce decree without my signature?
- A: It doesn't mean that you must pay one-third. It only requires your parents to pay one-third each. Their respective obligations are capped at one-third each. The court had no jurisdiction over you and could not order you to do anything.
- Q. Can I remove my kids, 10 & 14, out of my husband's home and bring with to rent a house? In Chicago
- A: Your Judgment for Dissolution should state who the residential parent is. If it is you, then you are free to move with the children.
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