Which marriage is legal?

Your facts are not clear. I am assuming you were married the first time. Then later divorced from the first marriage. You then re-married the...

Heard on this site that if a parent has sole custody of a child, that means they can move out of state without court permission.

It is incorrect that sole custody is awarded for unfitness as one could be a fit parent and still be awarded only visitation. Similarly, it is...

Irs civil penalty. Who can help. Chicago hometown

I agree with my colleagues above. Similarly, you have provided conclusions and not facts, in the form of statement. This site works with facts...

I have filed for divorce and my soon to be ex has not filed an answer and the 30 day time has elapsed.order for default form?

I agree with my colleagues above. Ask the Circuit to see if they have a form.

The length of time for a case to be heard depends upon the facts of the case and whether the case is being handled by the State of Illinois or...

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What can I do to make sure I get my fair summer vacation with my daughter?

Assuming that your parenting plan was approved by a judge and incorporated into an order, this is an enforcement problem. His failure to follow...

Changing alimony payments

The issue is whether there has been a change of circumstance. But it is an issue answered within the framework of judicial discretion. Its not...

Does my son need his child visitation rights in writing?

The old adage "oral agreements are not worth the paper they are written on" applies. Technically, as has been stated by my colleagues, out of...

In a divorce where only party resides in IL is bifurgation bad?

The dissolution of a marriage is generically referred to as part I and part II proceedings. Part I is grounds (ie irreconcilable differences,...

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I gave a friend 1300 dollars and now he won't pay me back. He says he never considered it a loan but thought it was a "gift".

I agree with what my colleagues said above. It's the old adage: "an oral agreement isn't worth the paper its written on". And, as you funded him...