First and foremost, I don't practice in the Mt. Vernon area and don't know the predisposition of judges in that area for a request for contribution...

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Can I hire a lawyer for a flat fee to represent me tomorrow in Court? It should be an uncontested divorce.

Technically, based on my reading of the Client's Rights and Responsibilities disclosure pursuant to 750 ILCS 5/508, a family law attorney can not...

My advice would be that if you are at the point where you are thinking about putting cameras up in your house, you should consider whether it is...

As stated by others, heart balm actions of which Alienation of Affection is included, have been abolished in the State as of the first of the year....

Can a Judge rule I have to work or reduce my maintaiance by what I could earn of I worked ? It seems wrong

In the view of most judges, Illinois law places the obligation upon receiver of maintenance to use good faith efforts to mitigate her or his need...

Can I sever ALL ties with my daughter's father (child support, visitation, etc)? If so, how? He has agreed to allow this.

The only a parent's parental rights are effectively terminated is either by adoption as others have noted or by an action brought by the State's...