How do I obtain a legal document for custody of my children?

go see an estate planning lawyer to write a will including a guardian for your children. explain why you choose that guardian rather than the father.

How can I protect my son from possible abuse from his mother?

i doubt that spanking is abuse unless extreme and repeated. there is a statute that abuse does not include reasonable parental discipline. you...

What is the situation if the other parent moves to another state

no one can make you sign a paper. do not sign if you do not want to. dad should do a motion to modify his time as he is the one moving. yet dad...

HOW DO I REPORT A DEAD BEAT DAD THAT OWE BACK CHILD SUPPORT IN ILLINOIS BUT LIVE IN MILWAUKEE WISCONSIN ?

there is no agency to which this may be reported. your sister should hire a lawyer to collect the support. she could have the illinois order...

Is order legal for judge to say no contact with 17 year child and birth parent not on BC that placed with that parent's family.

what is a bc form which a parent is removed? by whom or by what? when? why? yes it is legal as a piece of the safety plan to order no contact...

Can I keep my child away from other parent?

father is entitled to parenting time in a court order. if there is no such order, then he has no time at all. if there is a court order, to keep...

Contempt of temporary order for half of child expenses?

when he misses the first payment, you may file a petition for rule to show cause. if you file such a petition, get a court date, send him notice...

What rights do I have as a father if we have never went to court for custody or anything related to it? I live in Illinois ?

you have no rights until a judge sets them.

Child support?

nope. you owe all the support plus interest at 9% simple on the unpaid payments from the month after they were due until paid in full.

probably a condition of his bond says something about this. get a copy of the bond paper from the court file in the office of the clerk of the...