Food and Agricultural Law Blog

2027 Illinois Farm Leases: What Landowners and Farmers Should Negotiate Before Harvest Ends is a conversation many Illinois farmers and farmland owners should be having before the combines are parked for the season. Farm lease discussions often happen in the fall, but waiting until the last minute can leave both sides rushing through important decisions involving rent, expenses, improvements, conservation ... Read More The post 2027 Illinois Farm Leases: What Landowners and Farmers Should Negotiate Before Harvest Ends appeared first on Rincker Law, PLLC.

August Is National Make-a-Will Month: 7 Estate Planning Documents Illinois Families Should Review is a timely reminder that estate planning is about more than deciding who receives your property after you die. A good estate plan can also address who may handle your finances if you become incapacitated, who can make health care decisions for you, and how a family ... Read More The post August Is National Make-a-Will Month: 7 Estate Planning Documents Illinois Families Should Review appeared first on Rincker Law, PLLC.

Your Child With a Disability Is Turning 18: Is Guardianship the Only Option in Illinois? is a question many parents ask during the final years of high school. After years of coordinating medical care, school services, finances, and daily support, families are often told they need guardianship to continue helping. Guardianship may be appropriate for some young adults, but it ... Read More The post Your Child With a Disability Is Turning 18: Is Guardianship the Only Option in Illinois? appeared first on Rincker Law, PLLC.

Who Pays College Tuition After Divorce in Illinois? What Parents Need to Know Before Move-In Day is a question that often becomes urgent in late summer. Tuition statements arrive, housing deposits are due, and parents may suddenly realize that their divorce judgment never clearly explained how college costs would be divided. In Illinois, contribution toward a child’s post-high-school education is ... Read More The post Who Pays College Tuition After Divorce in Illinois? What Parents Need to Know Before Move-In Day appeared first on Rincker Law, PLLC.

Agricultural Law Updates for Illinois Farmers and Agribusinesses: July 2026 reviews several recent federal and state developments affecting producers, processors, rural communities, and agricultural businesses. In the July 2026 issue of the Illinois State Bar Association’s Agricultural Law newsletter, Rincker Law attorneys Sam Ellis and Cari Brett Rincker co-authored “Ag Law in the News: July 2026,” an overview of developments ... Read More The post Agricultural Law Updates for Illinois Farmers and Agribusinesses: July 2026 appeared first on Rincker Law, PLLC.