How will child support be calculated if paid on commission?

If true commission, then one way is to set a "base" income with frequent reconciliations to deal with overages. Other approaches are possible. It...

Will my brother (16 y/o) & I (18 y/o) be able to testify in divorce court?

If this is a messy divorce, why does she not have a lawyer? Your brother is most unlikely to testify, let alone be present in court because of...

I want custody of my daughter. If things continue to not work out between me and her mother.

Changing this category to Family Law Custody is no longer operative in Illinois since January 1, 2016. Instead there is parental allocation, in...

My colleague is correct. One additional thing is I suggest you review the parenting arrangement documents to see if they specifically call out the...

How can a unwed father take a child without paternity proven through the courts

Illinois does not require a legal proceeding or a court order to establish paternity if a document meets requirements for a Voluntary...

My mother was evicted by a non contact stalking order. The order contained false information The order has since been squashed

Your mother needs to consult an attorney. This is, to be polite, a complex situation that potentially crosses into different legal spheres,...

Will I be responsible for my wifes medical bills ?

To add to the importance of a judicial finding that deals with the presumption of parentage, Illinois has long had a statute called the Family...

Illinois has a variety of statutes that could impose criminal or civil liability for online activity that reaches into defamation/disparagement,...

What should i do when a order of protection is expiring ?

I don't practice in Cook, so keep that in mind. In my area, OPs are very limited in reach. So, only if you seek to renew the expiring OP can you...

Non-custodial non-custodial just filed for custody but yet already violated the court order in a few ways?

Changed the category because Illinois no longer recognizes child custody but now looks to allocating parental responsibility based on a set of...