I have a son in Michigan . I live in Illinois . The mother is trying to keep him away from me . What can I do to get visitations

UCCJEA situation, maybe. Need to know where, if any, custody judgement(s) where entered. If none, then next issue is how long child has been with...

740 ILCS 110/10 is the relevant statute that addresses situations where the therapist may, or may not, testify. We don't know the circumstances of...

Does having joint legal and physical custody mean that child support can be reduced?

In a divorce case, the court can do that - depending on total facts/circumstances. In parentage case, maybe. Usually (but not always) in...

Is it legal to record a meeting with an attorney in Illinois without his knowledge?

The better issue is this: If the trust level has broken down to the point where the client has to record his lawyer's phone calls, it's time to...

I have a divorce attorney case management set 10-30-2013 said I did not have to attend I called on nov 4 left mess still no res

Agreed. If it was a Will County Case, then if it was a 9am call time, 99% chance it was just a status. Hearing times are usually 9:30am/10am (But...

Joint bank account and pending divorce

If he drew money out while the divorce was pending, and we're not talking $10 but somewhere like $1,000+, then best to talk to an attorney to see...

If I did not file a response to my husbands counter petition within 21 days as indicated in the court order is it a loss for me?

Motion up leave to file a late answer. Not fatal if you take steps to fix it. Court will cut you some slack from time to time due to being pro se...

Right now the mother of my son doesn't want me to put me on child support.

Paying it, and keeping records, reduces the chance of a pre-service backdate. So there's legal and moral benefit to supporting your son.

Disclosure has been submitted and I'm preparing my responses to his counter petition. What's next? Do responses need to be filed

As some attorney's has said, "interim fee petition." However if you have $0, and ex has $5, not much to level the playing field with except a...

My husband has failed to disclose certain financial assets. How do I present that to the court? I'm the petitioner.

Not enough info, no idea what stage of litigation you are in. Presuming you already have an attorney, but sometimes not always the case when an...