I found out that my husband is still married to his previous wife, do I need to file for divorce? I want my maiden name back.

Nope. Your "marriage" to your "husband" is not legally valid because he was not eligible to marry you. However, if you own assets together you...

Child support modification

Calculating child support has many, many variables. First, you don't get an automatic increase in support because a child turns age 13. Indeed,...

Based on the facts that you describe, you cannot get a Family Abuse Preventation Act Order to get him out of the house or to get emergency custody...

CAN I HAVE MY 4 YR. OLD SONS FATHERS PARENTAL RIGHTS TERMINATED, DUE TO NEGLECT and ABANDONMENT OF OUR SON?

Your husband can do a stepfather adoption. Based upon the facts you present, the legal father's consent would not be needed; BUT, it is quicker...

Bought home with inheritance, commingled 2 months in joint account before paying for house. Still considered mine or shared?

For divorce purposes it is VERY likely to be considered co-mingled. For more details, give me a call, or read my articles: ...

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I pay child support; and I have been asked to pay $185 more a month or else I will be taken back to court. What are my options?

As legal father, you should be able to obtain court-order visitation, a Parenting Time Plan. You should start this process now, as your new child...

My husband claims I've been paying "rent" on our house for the last 1.5 years after a previous separation and split of assets.

There is so much going on here that any answer you would get on AVVO would be speculation. You need to take all the pertinent documents with you...

My wife has been sole bread winner in our 20yr marriage, I have struggled to find work, do I have a case for alomony? How strong

You have as much chance of getting spousal support as a wife who has been the stay-at-home spouse. Check out my article about the basics of...

Out of State Child Support Payments

A change in child support that is processed in Oregon is applied retroactively for several months. To find out what Illinois does, we need an...