Must an officer issue a citation during a pretextual stop followed by an arrest?

If I understand the prelude to your question, there was an outstanding arrest warrant for the family member, the person was stopped and the arrest...

Would continuing an OP case be barratry if the petitioner bore the OP case out of anger despite some true allegations?

The answer is "no" based on the facts given. "Barratry" is a term that might be applied to multiple frivolous lawsuits. The facts stated here...

Can the judge take my sole custody away from me?and try to give it to my child father even if in the past he dont care about her

The question is unclear because there is mention of "sole custody" at the start of the question, and then "joint custody/visitation" at the end of...

Can a landlord give a verbal notice that you have to move, or does it need to be in writing? Can they do this legaly?

No, a notice must be in writing and consistent with a lease term. If there is no written lease, usually the term is month to month, requiring a 30...

Can a mother with hold a child from father

No, a child cannot be withheld from a parent by the other parent-- however the legal rights of all parties must be established in a court...

Contempt hearing in 2 weeks

It would be wise to have counsel licensed in Illinois and local to Madison County to appear on your behalf and perhaps to seek a continuance to...

DCFS/ CPS only takes cases where there is a demonstrated harm or risk of harm to a child,who "who is subjected to an environment which is injurious...

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Man falsely accused of child molestation Does he need atty present while being questioned by counselors with dcfs

I agree with the other attorneys on this important topic. One excellent resource, perhaps unparalleled anywhere else, is the Family Defense...

What happens , slum lord was found of code violation's electric, leaky windows leaky ceiling, leaks from out side into apt walls

Attorney Goldstein has given the best answer here. I will add, time is of the essence here. I know of a recent case where the building owner...

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Can a Cook County civil trial go to judgment without any written record of the proceeding?

Yes, I agree with Attorney Goldstein. For a long time now there has been a shortage of Official Court Reporters and there is a rationing of...

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