you cannot get custody, you have no legal rights to them. we no longer use custody we use an allocation of parental responsibility. start...

After a father passes away and a child is left with the step mom, what should the step mom do to get custody?

abandonment is a reason to get an adoption, not custody. there is no more custody. there is an allocation of parental responsibilities. i...

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Child support once an older child leaves for the military.

absolutely nothing is automatic about child support. it will have no effect on your support unless you do a motion to modify your support based...

Question for family law attorneys. Do the revisions to the Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act apply retroactively?

607.6 is effective jan one 2017 for cases then pending. if yours is not yet resolved with a final order, then it is pending and then it applies.

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Does the new tax changes affect child support withholding?

since child support in illinois is now based on the gross income of both parents, not net, i do not see how this federal statute changes anything...

Daughter's ex-partner keeps calling the police and showing up with them at my home? How to stop this?

if the child is not available for dad's parenting time, that is a crime in illinois. visitation abuse. thus the best thing is to have your daughter...

if the parents were not married to each other, then the governing statute is 750 ilcs 46/802. there the court is to determine parenting time...

What can I do about incorrect arrears from out of state now that my child is over 18?

this is tough. you should have petitioned to stop your support and get it from mom when she moved in with you. it is very difficult to get...

all the ones in which the parents cannot agree do go to trial. in lake county, 97% of the divorce/family cases settle. 3% go to trial. that...

What can happen if I cannot afford to pay GAL?

in every single case one side says the gal did a lousy job. you signed the agreement. you are bound by whatever it says. of course the gal...