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Will it count against me if I wasn't present when opposing counsel presented 2 Judge the petitions 4 which I received notice on?
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Answered on September 18, 2014
I know what happened. In Will County, 99% of the motion presentations happen at 9am, hearings for most of them are in the 9:30am block. A typo...
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My daughter's father has petitioned for modification of visitation. Who pays for the Guardian Ad Litem?
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Answered on September 18, 2014
Unlike a 604b appointment, there's hard criteria for allocating costs upfront. Most will do it 50/50, or they may do it on ability to pay, OR if...
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What do I need to know when going into a custody battle?
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Answered on September 17, 2014
Honestly, few people have the stomach for a custody battle. The process takes months at the soonest, and years at the longest. It creates...
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Mt ex- Best Friend got a falsified emergency restraining order against me. What do I have to do to fight it?
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Answered on September 16, 2014
Your Emergency OP/Stay Away Order should have a 21 day return date, which is the day you defend yourself. Talk to a family law attorney in your...
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Is a final divorce order just that, final?
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Answered on September 16, 2014
As a general rule, in Illinois, the court loses jurisdiction over the marital estate 30 days after entry of judgment. After 30 days, generally the...
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My husbands attorney filed for divorce and mailed me the summons and offered to file my appearance... Is this unethical?
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Answered on September 16, 2014
As the other lawyers have pointed out, the only real issue is "service," which appears not to have been done. I personally don't "serve" papers...
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How hard is it for a father to take custody away from a mother?
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Answered on September 15, 2014
Don't freak out unless someone serves you with a complaint. People talk a lot, few are willing to pay the $337 county fee to open a Custody case...
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Can a judge order me to apply for ten jobs monthly, even I am paying child support from retirement?
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Answered on September 13, 2014
As the other's have answered, the law in question is 750 ILCS 5/505.1 - the goal is to get cash flowing quickly to the child(ren) as quickly as...
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I have a friend who owes back child support. He was fired from his job and never went to have his child support reduced.
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Answered on September 12, 2014
If it's an admin order, then HFS has a program called CLEAN SLATE that can be looked into. However I've yet to see a single case where it was...
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When will the new Maintenance law in Illinois become effective? I thought it was January 1 but have been told judges are already
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Answered on September 12, 2014
I've heard of at least 2 Cook County Judges that are using it now, but only in regards to temp support. Theoretically, it (old system) should now...
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