Third party contact and petitioner initiated contact on an order of protection.

Save the e-mails but do not respond. There is a big fat ZERO chance the police will drop what their doing to go run an errand to get this guys's...

Does the parenting time need to be split 50/50 for me to be able to claim my child on my taxes if I pay child support?

The right to claim the child as a dependent for tax purposes is something that should have been determined in the court order/judgment setting...

Divorce Settlement

If you tendered the check per the MSA, and she rejected it, you are only liable for the payment itself -- write her another check. BUT -- she is...

If another man signed the birth cirtficate would the biological father have any rights?

Yes, this man could file a petition seeking the court to establish that he is the legal and biological parent of your child. Courts often deal...

Dismissed Order of Protection

There is a difference between something being "on your record," in terms of being a derogatory event (like a conviction, or a finding against you);...

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Motion to Reconsider a Motion to compel discovery

Your focus needs to be on how to document the expenses so you can comply with the judge's order. If you looked for the receipts and they are gone...

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Divorce: I payed a portion of the respondent's legal fees. Am I entitled to an itemized invoice for the services rendered?

For a judge to have ordered you to pay fees, the attorney would have had to file something that set forth the itemization you want. The judge...

I have no idea what my ex' income has ever been and she is currently unemployed. What will a Judge have her pay for support?

The good thing is that you know you are unlikely to get financial help from your Ex, and can plan accordingly. There is some chance, though, that...

Child Support - can't afford the payments anymore

ACK! No! Immediately file the petition to reduce, as the other attorneys have suggested. Your focus should be on reducing or abating the current...

How I do go about getting joint/legal custody of my daughter? The mother is married to another man, but I'm the father.

Right now you have no legally enforceable right to see your daughter, or even get information about her. Under Illinois law, you must be...