Your money and your name and purchased before the marriage means your furniture.

Am I the petitioner in a Ind. civ Contempt or respondent?

Respondent if filing in the same case. If this is a new case in Illinois then you are the Petitioner.

It is difficult to understand what you mean. Contact your lawyer or go in for a consultation and bring all you files. Do it immediately because...

Changing custody from an abusive environment to non-parental members

I agree. Call the police if you have been threatened. Your mother's business is really not yours.

If I over paid my x wife in child support can i recover that money that was over paid

It was most likely considered a gift if you continued to pay beyond when you should have filed with the court to terminate it. Bring your divorce...

My husband of a few years, strangled me & threatened to kill me. He has been abusive 4 times. Can I make him leave his home?

You are expecting far too much in terms of answers and analysis from this forum. Go in for a consultation with a divorce lawyer. Asking...

Will a postnuptial stand up in court?

An hour with a family law attorney will be very helpful. If this is not all done the proper legal and correct way you could lose everything. ...

What is the next step in getting a divorce?

http://www.illinoislegalaid.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.PrintThisSection§ion=Steps&contentID=1768&zipcode=61021

Delinquency: My lawyer states he cannot ask for past due child support.

Your current lawyer knows your case and has the document in front of him.

Can you ask for cell phone bills during the divorce discovery process ?

You can ask for them yes. The spending part might be marginal .