Can I ask the court for a gender and race specific attorney when applying to get my legal guardianship back?

Court has sole discretion of who the GAL is. Rare for a judge to change it, moreso if this case is pending in Kankakee.

What can I do?

Don't post anything more online. Turn off your social media, NOW. With tears in my eyes, contact a DCFS lawyer in your area, most are criminal...

Can my husband be allowed to obtain his passport if his child support arrears are included in a chapter 13 bankruptcy?

Actually, if the arrears are listed as priority debt, then it could be argued that the state is violating the automatic stay (This presumes HFS has...

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What do I say in court if I don’t want to press charges against my Husband in a domestic case ?

If it's a criminal charge, that's up the state's attorney. If civil, then you are the petitioner and can ask the court to non-suit the matter.

My husband got a letter saying child support is taking his settlement can they do that ?

May be too late to do anything - he'll need to hire a lawyer ASAP to get an AAR on the support owed. If he waits too long, it'll be too late to...

The hearing is for the plenary order of protection. If he shows and you don't (After being served), it may not end well. Talk to an attorney for...

Can a person amend a divorce decree which names their "ex" as beneficiary of their life insurance due to their lack of finances?

If the decree is clear, probably not, since per 503, insurance is marital property. So he may be stuck. Talk to a family law attorney (And bring...

How do I go about getting my license back from childsupport

File a motion for an RDP, the court can allow that under 750 ILCS 5/505. Talk to an attorney for help.

Ten years post divorce and being sued for contempt.

Whether or not he can hold you in contempt will be dependent on the specific wording of your decree - which we do not have to examine. Contempt...

Winnebago county is a funny county to litigate in sometimes. However, you can file just as easily as she can if there's been a substantial change...