Can I ask the judge to appoint me a lawyer in my family case?

No, you cannot. You MAY, however, ask that your spouse pay your attorney's fee. There are also lawyers who offer services on a sliding scale.

If you owe a child support debt and the person you owe it to dies what happens to the debt? or what do you need to do next.

You should have cleared this mess up before it started way back in 2005. You should have hired a lawyer, then. You'll have to hire a lawyer, now.

I have a 2 years old daughter with my wife and we are expecting another child soon. We just adopted a 10 year old boy

You and your wife are now the beneficiaries of Illinois' version of the federal AFSA law. In 1996 the ASFA (Adoption and Safe Families Act) was...

Can police get involved when a girl (age 20) post on Facebook that her dad sent wine in a care package to her college?

If I get this right, the kid 10 y.o. kid in college isn't YOUR daughter. She's not a minor, either. And, depending on where she's going to...

Where to go for guardianship of elderly mom to protect finances from alcoholic sis?

You'll want to contact the Cook County Public Guardian's Office (link below). You'll see a button for "adult guardianship." There's loads of...

So any parent can move to another state and file for custody there?

Yes. Any parents may move to another state and if the remaining parent doesn't lawyer up, there's not much they can do. Always hire a lawyer.

Means of Serving Divorce Papers If You Can't Locate Your Spouse

Don't take legal advice from your friends. Listen to your lawyer. She did the right thing.

How to check if divorce is filed if it is filed online?

Be warned, however, that the online info is only as good as the data entry: Typos occur and you may search in vain -- a case may be filed but...

My 3.5 year old son returned from vositation with her father and again begged me not to return him there again.

These problems should have been foreseen when the underlying order was entered. No worry. Call your lawyer and bring him/her up to speed. Your...

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In order to sue for alienation of affection does the affair need to occur in Illinois ?

You need to establish that the defendant had contact with Illinois. If your spouse traveled to WA for the adulterous contacts, then your sunk.