Is a new spouse also responsible to pay a person's past criminal fines in IL that have been turned over to collection?

The criminal fines are a debt that was incurred PRIOR to the marriage, and therefore, the criminal fines are the person's sole responsibility and...

My husband filed for divorce in 2010 and I did not respond within the 30 day time frame. I happen to pull up the case summary

To answer the most important question, YES, you are still married. When you do not respond to a Petition for divorce, the Petitioner (in this...

What goes along with a divorce and child custody and how much will it normally run to hire a lawyer for it

Attorney Randazzo's response is correct. The price of an attorney varies based on what the attorney needs to do and how much time it will take...

Landlord

I agree with the other answers. The first thing to do is document EVERYTHING and keep it organized. Organize all the correspondence you have...

How do I find out my credit report for free and and how much I have in each debt

Refer to Attorney Bunce's response. You are able to access a free copy of your credit report once a year from www.annualcreditreport.com from all...

Spouse loses job purposely now I have to pay more spousal support . Do I have any recourse?

As a general rule, for marriages that last less than 10 years, spousal support should only last for half the length of the marriage, and permanent...

Is chapter 7 bankruptcy an option? Bank account frozen!!!

I am assuming your bank account is frozen based on the Judgment Creditor exercising a bank levy on that particular bank account (or possibly...

Agreed with all the other responses. The substance of the counseling course is all the same, and on average takes a little over one hour to...

If the supervised visitation was ordered through Child Protective Service, they will have the discretion on when visits no longer have to be...

About to file divorce. We also want to file bankruptxy. Which do we file first?

To directly answer your question, you can file in whatever manner. You can even file both simultaneously. But assuming that both you and your...