You will need to prepare a judgment for dissolution of marriage that you want the court to enter in order to finalize the divorce. It should be...

What to expect in court and how can he fight child support?

The guidelines child support for one child is 20% of the payor's net income. The dispute wilill be in determining the amount. In addition,...

Can I prevent a spouse from taking our daughter and move out of the home to an apartment?this is supposed to occur on July 25th

Since there is no court order providing otherwise, you have parental rights as to the health, education and welfare of your daughter. Your wife is...

International Child Support

The support paid to another child pursuant to an order if court is properly deducted from your income when determining your child support...

Already out of state but moving farther away, child custody

If there is an Illinois case and Illinois order awarding you custody while you resided in Indiana, you should still address issue in mediation. Is...

Can you do something about property being ruined while going through divorce?

This is known as committing "waste" by not maintaining the property and the court may consider your husband to have dissipated marital property by...

Do you need both signatures in order to get a divorce?

If you've only been married for 38 days you may be eligible to have the marriage annulled. You should consult with an attorney to determine if...

Does a temporary 10 day, closed, non-violated, civil order of protection appear in a typical business employers background check

It depends on the background check done by the employer and their service the employer uses. If it checks for civil cases, any case having your...

I am in need of an affordable lawyer to look at my case of how my ex wife 4 yrs later can make me pay for college

Does your divorce judgment have any provision for payment of your daughter's college education expenses? If so, what does it say? The exact...

I was arrested for domestic battery for defending myself against my mother, do I have a case?

Self-defense is a defense to the offense of domestic battery. Only trial will tell whether you'll be able to be successful in asserting...