I have been married for 6 years and we have two kids the home here in Illinois has become hostile can I move with the kids

you may move. if you move the children, he may ask the court to order them back to the house as you have no more right to have them with you...

Removing spouse from home

these are not easy cases. read the statute. 750 ilcs 5/701. then there is the levenson case recently. google both of them. then find a lawyer in...

Illinois child custody

yes he can. he has as much right to get custody of them as you do. before you do anything rash, such as move out, talk with a lawyer. if he is...

My daughter is 11 years old and her father has not been in her life for the last 4 1/2 years can I have him give up his rights?

you need to file a petition for adoption to terminate his rights. it would be better if you and the bf were married to each other when you did...

you do not have to be separated to file. go see a lawyer now. alienation of affection is hard to prove. you may only recover actual financial...

How do I obtain child support from someone in another state?

you may be best off finding a lawyer in the county in which he is in the other state. enrolling your child supt. order as a local order and...

Can i reinstate child residences in court

if you want to modify custody, who makes decisions, you must wait the two years. if you want to modify the parenting schedule, i do not believe...

I am a senior US citizen with no kids and no husband. Can I adopt a foreign adult who is 22 years old?

it is possible for an adult to adopt an adult. there must be compliance with the illinois adoption act. section 3 of the adoption act requires that...

Can the new Illinois spousal maintenance guidelines affect my current order if I ask for modification in 2015?

no one knows the answer to this issue because the statute does not address it. you run a risk of having the new statute apply to you if you now...

My 16 year old daughter is verbally abused by her stepfather and wants to live with me.

you may be able to get an emergency order of protection to keep her with you. this is a long shot depending upon what, when, and how often the...