To disgorge or not to disgorge?
By Zachary Williams
Family Law,
December 2016
With the recent decision in In re Marriage of Altman and Block, there is now a split in the Illinois Appellate Courts as to whether a trial court can order one attorney to disgorge earned fees in order to “level the playing field” between two parties, when neither party can afford to pay their attorney fees.
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