What do I do? Divorce proceedings coming to end.

It sounds like your primary concern pertains to you getting child support from your husband's business income. If that's the case, it's...

The sheriff didn't get to serve my ddivorce papers to me

If someone is willing to waive service of process, and voluntarily file their appearance in case, then it's actually not even necessary for them to...

Is filing a fault divorce in Illinois for adultery and mental cruelty going to help me with child custody issues?

I would agree with the other attorneys' responses, in that it probably isn't worth it to allege adultery or mental cruelty in your Petition for...

As a side note, I would strongly recommend that your wife show up to any eventual "prove-up" that finalizes your divorce, even if she's already...

Judge said one thing and it was not written in the order for child support

Whenever you go to court, the most important thing you can do is pay attention to is what is actually written in any court orders entered by your...

Had a same-sex marriage in MA 3 years ago. We lived in IL but are separated. How do I go about getting a divorce?

The relevant statute is 750 ILCS 75/60, which is part of the Illinois Religious Freedom Protection and Civil Union Act, and which states as...

Should I amend petition to include negative things about mother when I only want visitation?

If you're not interested in pursuing custody, and are only looking for a normal schedule of visitation, it probably isn't going to help you to...

To what extent does mental history determine if I can be denied unsupervised visitation ?

The statute judges refer to in determining issues of visitation is 750 ILCS 5/607. The default presumption is that non-custodial parents should be...

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If you are divorce and on disability and receive a pension will my ex-wife receive half my pension

Also, a key question would be: when did you become disabled and begin to receive your SSDI/SSI or pension? Typically, any type of pension benefits...

I live in a fault state and she does not, she wants to file in her state no fault and I want to file in mine, she had affair.

The distinction between "fault" and "no fault" divorces is largely irrelevant in 2013. It used to be that, in order for two people two even be...