A minor spelling error is not a real problem. If the clerk has already issued the summons, but you haven't given it to anyone to serve it for you,...

You cannot stop the nurse from calling DCFS or the GAL. But you can defend yourself from the accusations to DCFS. You cannot stop your husband or...

You have legal remedies. They involve suing the contractor. It’s a detailed process that can be explained. I’ve done this many times over decades...

The easy answer is that it is likely legal, as long as they pay you for the time. If you have a contract that specifies your duties, and those...

You are correct that one of the flaws of our legal system is that generally lawyers are very expensive and lawyers handling complex litigation are...

The simple answer is "no." The reason is you were not married when the injury occurred and had no legally recognized rights in his "body" if...

The law is that an oral contract is as binding as a written contract signed in ink by hand by both/all of the parties. And that’s true. But proving...

Hire a private attorney. Sadly, court-appointed lawyers are often over-worked and under-resourced. The system is broken in this regard.

Any money judgment in an Illinois court may be revived within 20 years, if memory serves. Don’t worry about the prior court date. You weren’t...

Mr. Hoffman is 100% correct, as usual. But let me add that constant, repetitive, and escalating telephone calls, and maybe snail mail letters, to...