My ex filed for visitation but I have not been served papers, do I have to go to court?
1) If you were never "summoned," at any time, period, by the sheriff or authorized service processor, and 2) you've never been in court before, and...
Appeals Lawyer
Practice Areas: Appeals
1) If you were never "summoned," at any time, period, by the sheriff or authorized service processor, and 2) you've never been in court before, and...
First, you have an attorney, so we can't second guess what's going on. Second, even if you didn't, we'd need an hour or two to know,...
So why would you need us if it's a slam dunk?
Nope. Now you learned hard lesson when you represent self.
Well generally we file a petition for attorney fees, typically 750 ILCS 5/508(b), but in some circumstances you can do it under 508(a) (I won't go...
Until someone does something, you're not the legal father. Only adoption terminates parental rights, but based on the facts, there's nothing to...
Request to produce, 201k letter, motion to compel, motion for sanctions, and after that be brings his paycheck (Well, if you have an attorney)....
Absent something unusual, you need a "unity of interest" for the ex's income to be looked at. A rough example is this: You and wife are roofers,...
It's all on microphone in Will, no court reporter. The judge will ask you the usual questions, check over the documents, etc. Unlike Cook, you do...
Ten to one says he signed nothing, and he owes. Only adoption severs the (Legal) bond in Illinois. Everything else is noise.