Why is my birth mother still collecting child support?

Not your job. You are not a party. One of the parents has to file something. There could be issues like an arrearage and consequent interest or...

Can u drop charges for domestic violence?

If you are the petitioning party for an order of protection, yes. If you are talking about criminal charges in which the state is involved, no. ...

Can I get my daughter back?

You need to see a lawyer, taking all the documents involved with you. No way to say from here, in part, because you first say that you and father...

Custody in Illinois was repealed in 2016, replaced by allocation of parental responsibilities. The statutes regulating this system are 750 ILCS...

Changed the category because child abuse is not necessarily implicated. First thing to suggest is that you review whatever current documents you...

This post apparently touches on the desire for a criminal action although arising in the Family Law complex. You don't have the ability to "press...

How to get a divorce when your spouse moved overseas?

If you file in Illinois, you are faced with a jurisdictional issue. In order for the Illinois court to have authority to personally enforce...

In addition to Atty Rafter's response, obtaining mental health records is a complicated affair, see Illinois Mental Health and Developmental...

Can a father relinquish rights?

Neither you nor he can terminate parental rights in Illinois short of an adoption. Termination of his rights in an adoption requires either a...

Custody was repealed in Illinois in 2016, replaced by allocation of parental responsibilities. The range of parent child issues are then found in...