Small claims in Cook County is $30,000, others it's $10k. Check your counties local rules, why pay 2 filing fees and two service fees when you can...

I’m trying to see if I have a warrant for my arrest for not paying child support if I do can I pay it without going to jail

If it's a Cook County case, absent paying the full bond amount, the only other way is to file a motion to quash the body attachment. You can find...

Ex-husband put in writing that he agrees to a new parenting plan but not the child support?

The agreement isn't binding, there's a supreme court case on this, Blisset v. Blisset, 123 Ill. 2d 161. It needs to be reduced to judgment, which...

When all that's left to argue is technical issues, it's a tough fight. A court's oral order is as valid as a written one for most temporary...

Can my son use his defense lawyer for council for divorce?

Because it's downstate, it might not be a PD but an appointed attorney. In such a situation yes, but not for free. He'd have to pay just like...

Can I have opposing counsel removed or sanctioned if their client testifies that his counsel told him to provide false info?

The reality is, and I'm just speaking to how things are, not how we'd like things to be - is that it is, what it is. Had you retained a...

My daughters father would like to sign his rights away because he is too immature to be one, I would like him to also. How do I?

Adoption is the only way to sever someone's legal rights. Once it's done, it generally can not be undone. You'll need to talk to an adoption...

You'll need to talk to an attorney to see if a 42 U.S.C. §1983 lawsuit is appropriate or not.

How much does it cost to file a temporary support while divorce is still in progress?

You "can," but without seeing the financials, I'm in no position to suggest if "you should." You'll need to take your paperwork to an attorney to...

There's an appellate case, IRMO Hunt, that suggests the preferred approach is a 50/50 division. For pensions, that may require the valuation...