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Can I file a petition for interim attorney's fees prior to hiring an attorney to try to get fees for the retainer?
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Answered on April 14, 2015
Paradoxically you must first have a lawyer before moving for 501(c-3) fees. Some lawyers will do it, some won't. Usually all that do will need to...
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Hi my name is Erica and on march 13 of this year my divorce became final. When we signed the papers we agreed that me and my
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Answered on April 13, 2015
Just move for the payments to be made via SDU and take the entire issue off table. It's the defacto choice under Cook County pro forma support...
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WHEN AN ATTORNEY WITHDRAWS FROM YOUR CASE HOW LONG
SHOULD IT TAKE FOR HIM OR HER THE RETURN OF YOUR FILE?
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Answered on April 13, 2015
Presuming you asked for it in writing, it depends on your area of practice; in matrimonial law we get 30 days from the date a 508(f) notice is...
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How to get domestic attorney in front of judge for wrongful charges and practice in Cook County?
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Answered on April 13, 2015
750 ILCS 5/508(e), or you challenge his fees under 508(c). However there's a 30 day window to do it after case is over - if you didn't do anything...
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Ex-wife falsely and maliciously filed Notice of Motion and Petition for Rule to Show Cause
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Answered on April 13, 2015
This is why most judge's require payments via SDU. She will say no, you will say yes, but law shifts burden to YOU to show you complied. Now is...
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QILDRO was ordered 4/23/09. Nothing was ever filed, but was to be divided 50/50. Does the growth earned count as marital?
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Answered on April 13, 2015
Depends on the wording of the MSA, but generally you're entitled to the portion that said MSA allocated to you - so you'll need to read it...
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Is an oral agreement enforceable?
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Answered on April 13, 2015
The question is whether a valid post nuptial agreement was entered into (I'm presuming that deal was struck AFTER you married). The issue of...
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Will a six month civil order of protection affect my ability to become employed?
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Answered on April 02, 2015
If you're in the Law Enforcement Agencies Data System (LEADS), and your job somehow checks that as part of their background checks, then yes.
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Is an order in civil court legal if signed by only one party but entered? Cook County. The party that entered did not sign.
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Answered on March 30, 2015
In Cook County, if the judge signed it, that's all that matters. So yes.
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Change in custody
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Answered on March 30, 2015
Look at two statutes for guidance, 750 ILCS 5/610(b) and 750 ILCS 5/602. Those work in tangent with one another. Custody modifications are...
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