Wife wont sign divorce papers, went to court and judge indicated marriage counciling. I have no intrest in being married to her

The court has discretion to order marital counseling. Downstate is known for doing this quite a bit with pro se parties. Your real problem is that...

I have court on monday for a status update I cant make it how do i get the date changed?

It's just a status, nothing fatal (Unless there's something else out there that's not been stated). The above indicates "Criminal Defense," so...

Removal of name from non-biological childs birth certificate

A petition to disavow paternity needs to be filed with the court. The Court may order ANOTHER DNA test through their labs before granting it,...

My son is going to trial.i think he may be incompitent.how do i get the public defender to administer a compitency test.

You can't. He's already represented, ergo what occurs is going to be decided based on conversations between himself and his attorney. I know it's...

Divorce decree

Emotions aside, your decree likely has a mediation clause. If it doesn't, then you go to court. Convincing a judge your kid doesn't need braces...

Were can i find a pro bono dcfs lawyer

Generally she should be appointed a public defender. If the Lake County Public Defenders feel she does not qualify, then there has to be a...

Why is 65% of my unemployment compensation available for garnishment?

Yes you have options. However in order to point you in the right direction, I'd need to look at your Divorce decree to see what's going on. ...

My daugher was arrested for a DUI. The town has more than 1 county. When they stopped her she was in dupage county but the

It's not so much an issue of jurisdiction as it is venue. Have your daughter raise this issue with her public defender as soon as possible - the...

I had had a few drinks and later that night my 5 month old chilled wook up crying i went and picked him up out of bed

1) Don't sign ANYTHING DCFS hands you. They'll claim it's just a "safety plan" full of lollipops and candy-canes. Or they'll threaten to get a...

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I work and my tax refund is taken by the FED government and state for back child support ($13,000)hasn't dropped in 10yrs.

The above lawyer may have missed the words "back child support." Arrears incur interest of 9% annually, which explains why it's not going down...

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