How can i get the judges approval for a process server?

If he's in court that day on your case, he doesn't need to be served. Not sure what the whole story is here. HFS will prosecute child...

Who can I go to in order to get a child support order enforced? The state isn't helping and I'm a single mother of low income.

Depends on WHERE dad is and WHAT type of support order you have. If you have an judicial order, then you can file your own pleading in the county...

I have 1 year of marriage, and wanting to file a divorce due to abuse, my husband hit me twice in this year.

If you're able to divorce under Illinois' mental or physical cruelty grounds, that has been generally sufficient for immigration authorities NOT to...

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Deposition questions

Why not serve written interrogatories instead. If you can't afford to pay an attorney to review the trainwreck you're involved in, how are you...

I'm going through a divorce. I just found out my wife is filing for bankruptcy. How does this affect our divorce.

Case goes on ice until BK is over, in Cook County it goes on our "Bankruptcy Calendar." Tell the judge on the next court date.

If i am taking witness evidence depositions do i have to let the other side know who im deposing?

Evidentiary depositions are rare b/c you must still ask permission to use it in court and you don't get near as much leeway in the examination as...

My lawyer has resigned from my case right before a trial. What can I do?

Lawyers bail on cases for a variety of reasons, usually money is the first, and irreconcilable difference being the second. It happens. You...

I just hired an attorney to handel child custody issue 3 weeks ago, the first week, he was responsive to my email and phone call

You can either 1) try to muddle through this or 2) get lawyer #3. You are correct that getting another attorney at this stage is a hudge hassle,...

Is there a way to change my parenting plan before summer break to limit the time my children's father has with them?

You have to show the modification is in the "best interests" of the minor children. And what are "best interests?" Well in Illinois, we look at...

My ex-husband just informed me that he is going back to school, leaving a $200,000 paying job in this economy. He is voluntarily

Agreed. And if this case is pending in Will County, most of the judges will fast track that kind of contempt. It's an old trick; been there, done...