Regarding income averaging...If there was a fluctuation in income, how many years can you income average?

WIthout speaking to your case, income averaging typically happens in self-employment/1099 situations. The safe harbor rule is 3 years, but there's...

Will I be heard in court from the judge for my petition if my ex hired an attorney to an emergency dismissal of my petition?

How is it an emergency? There's an appellate case about what is, and isn't, and emergency. If it's a Cook County case, there's also a local...

Can not following a court order that can lead to contempt be in violation of someone's probation?

Without knowing the terms, hard to say. Probably unlikely if you're filing a pleading for indirect CIVIL contempt. Might be a different story if...

What is the law when you have a divorce decree for visitation and dcfs says kids can not go to visitation ?

DCFS and a judicial order, in Illinois, are separate things. First, without an order (through DCFS) or you signing a safety plan w/ DCFS, they...

Divorce

Divorce lawyers in Illinois are a dime a dozen (I know, I'm one of them). Contact your local bar association for a referral, that's typically the...

My daughter wants to leave Illinois and move to California with her one year old daughter

To add to Mr. Gross's answer, the statute that addresses relocation is 750 ILCS 5/609.2. Do read it, and then have your daughter contact a family...

How do I find out if someone requested a court order or even a police report on me for harassment?

If there was a court matter pending involving you two, you would have been served by the Sheriff or a Special Process Server (Notwithstanding Small...

Are they trying to take kids?

To terminate parental rights per 750 ILCS 50/1, et. seq., the state's attorney must show a) you are unfit, and b) that it's in the children's best...

Would I have to pay child support on a loan?

Actually, the Illinois Supreme Court hasn't ruled on whether a bonafide loan can be considered income for purposes of child support. The most...

As the other lawyers have suggested, getting bio dad to "play ball," is critical, although not necessary. I did one in Kendall, and it took a...