IF my husband and I agree to joint custody and residential custody can I still get child support and alimony

If there's a large disparity you can attempt a 505 petition. Generally what I do is petition for temp support & maintenance (That's Illinois' term...

Going thru divorce for about 9 months, husband wont settle for joint custody, had to get guardian for kids 15 and 13, now we hav

I'm presuming we're in that area between mediation and your GAL/604b (Called Forensics in Cook County). The preliminary GAL report is generally...

How do I get child support payments to resume?

Your case is a IV-D case, the problem with DHS hearings is that the admin people who run them, honestly, are clueless. If he's unemployed, a...

I've officially seen everything on AVVO now.

I have a trial date for domestic violence on nov 10th is it too late for the prosecutor to drop the charges in trial

Nope, they can drop them at any time.

Appealing a judgment and stopping a collection action

At first glance it appears you're going to have an extraordinarily tough time prevailing at the Appellate level. You really only have three areas...

How do I get child support payments to resume?

Are you title IV-D or is this a judicial 505 order? Look at the case caption, if it has the letter "C" at the beginning, it's IV-D. If it has a...

Divorce decree modification

On the grounds listed above, your 510 has no chance of succeeding. You need to show 1) A substantial Change in Circumstances, and 2) A reduction...

My sons father was once caught passed out drunk with our child in the car. He is trying to get custody and lying, what can I do?

I get about 2 calls a week from people who attempted to handle custody cases on their own (Called going "Pro Se"), and after one bad court...

Child Custody - Parenting Plan Modification

Ok, I have good news and bad news. The good news is that your 610 hearing has been set, so now you know what to concentrate on (That's a pretty...