Do I have to be legally separated to file for child support if me and my spouse do not live in the same home

First, let's dispel this 6-month myth once and for all. 1. A person DOES NOT have to be separated from their spouse for six months before filing...

Then hire an experienced divorce lawyer here, file your petition for dissolution of marriage here, and include a prayer for full custody of your...

When you file for divorce and claim that a child born during the marriage is NOT your husbands (you have been separated).....

The law presumes the husband to be the faather of a child born during the marriage. The real issue here is what your husband would assert...

Can you file "abandonment for a period of at least one year"?

Your wife does NOT have to sign ANYTHING for you to get divorced in Illinois, including a six-month waiver. If a six-month waiver is not signed by...

I have a divorce date and I can't be in court due to work. This is uncontested, we have no children together.

It is never too late to hire an experienced divorce attorney. Order of protection against husband? His divorce? You pay everything? You may...

Where to file for divorce

The divorce? No. But absent special circumstances, any pleadings affecting your children must be filed where they have last continuously (short...

I need a good lawyer around Glenview, IL to be experienced in Family Law, Motion to Vacate, litigation. Thanks!

A good place to start is the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers www.aaml.org Whatever you do, do not pick your lawyer over the phone. Make...

How can i find out how much my ex husband is currently making? I am wanting to get a child support modification

If had represented you, I would have made sure the settlement agreement (or judgment) had a provision wherein your ex would have to give you proof...

Divorce decree

Generally, in Illinois it is "first born - first served." As far as there being "any way" to change things, that is where the skills of a highly...

IRA withdrawl

Handled correctly, the damage can be minimized. I do not know all the facts, but I, personally never tell clients to "not worry about" something. ...