How to do child support modification after a divorce?

Absent you agreed to have the judgement enrolled in it's entirety in Mississippi, child support jurisdiction stays in Illinois unless you leave the...

Do I file a motion to vacate or appeal judgment due to non-payment when I was not present at court during hearing?

They're only required to serve it to your last KNOWN address. If you did not send them specific notification of an address change (Or file a...

How can I get full custody if my ex constantly keeps setting me up to get arrested filing police reports calling DCFS etc?

$40k? Was the lawyer made of gold? Levity aside, and I respond to this presuming you're currently pro se, the judge isn't going to really do...

Can a non-custodial spouse receive maintenance but still be responsible for child support?

I'm going to take a stab and guess (And who knows if I'm anywhere near right on this) that if the new 504 guidelines were used, they simply worked...

Should I go to court tomorrow?

"Don't worry about it," also known as famous last words. Without knowing the case number or the motion filed (or county it was filed in), hard...

USA passport for Minor (under the age of 16)

I had this happen once on a case I had 2 years ago. Get a certified court order from your judge granting you sole power (Which you already have,...

Can i take my wifes laptop that we bought together and sell it?

Is a divorce pending? If so, you're barred from dissipating marital property w/o leave of court and can be forced to reimburse it upon order of...

Usually what I see, in extreme cases of people repetitively filing, is the judge (There's a very good one in Bridgeview who does this) entering an...

Can I still get a divorce by posting an ad on a newspaper for 30 days in IL?

Let me sidestep the other answers here and do something few lawyers ever want to do - be frank. Our divorce laws in Illinois, especially with the...

Can I leave the state with my 15 year old daughter?

On top of the other answers, bear in mind that relocation (Formerly Removal), on top of the factors the new statute looks at, what I've seen is...