The pro forma marital interrogatories by the Illinois Sup Court are industry standard and, in my opinion, impossible to object to absent additional...

My lawyer says it doesn't matter that my wife breaks court orders and that there will be no consequences. this can't be right?

I can't speak to the merits of your case, as you're represented. But I'm going to be frank about situations where I think the case is DOA and the...

Attorney fraudulently billed. Double, triple, and quadruple billed same thing, secretly billed 8 months after instructed to stop

Your post isn't clear whether you "fired" lawyer or told lawyer how to go about their billing hours (The latter is generally bad news regardless of...

Court days versus calender days

Generally speaking all days, with limited exceptions, such as: if the 21st day falls on a court holiday, then it goes to the next (later) available...

Had a pretrial settlement conference 5 weeks ago. My attorney has not provided any written account of the judge's recs.

Let's get to brass tacks; you can either fire the attorney and with 14 days left look for an attorney with a lot free time on their hands (And...

How to reverse an OP.

You mean vacate? Depends on how long ago order was entered. If solely seeking modification, you need substantial change in circumstances since...

How can I get a divorce when I don't know where he is?

May end up being a publication divorce, facts depending. Contact legal aid in your area if you make at or below the Federal Poverty Line.

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Rights to husband's property owned with ex wife, divorce not yet settled.

Divorce is settled, otherwise you're not legally his wife. The court loses jurisdiction over the marital estate 30 days after entry of Judgment...

My husband’s reason for divorce was unprovoked (not true) "mental cruelty and drunkeness".

Judge doesn't care about grounds, so long as they are their to give the court the power to divorce, unless it's tied to custody. So if no kids...

As pro se can I request a continuance of a hearing on the day of that hearing? Or do I file something ahead of time?

Depends of facts, reasons, and who your judge is. Smarter procedure when there's doubt, is to file a motion NOW vs day of hearing. Talk to an...