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Non married parents in custody case in Illinois had a temporary order for parenting time and temporary order for child support payment. The petitioner has dismissed the case completely. I know the temporary order for support was dropped by judge. Is the parenting time temp order dismissed when case... View More 
answered on Jun 14, 2018
Any Orders signed by a judge remain valid unless the case is "dismissed" or "vacated" by a subsequent order. But if an order was entered and the people in the case, "the parties," just stopped coming to court, the case is still alive and therefore any orders entered in that case remain valid.
He will not take her on weekends or agree to any weekly visitation because he wants to control me & what i do. I have tried to work with him but he will only take her when I am off work & makes me take her to him & doesn't pay for gas her supplies, food or anything. I cannot afford... View More
answered on May 7, 2018
You can either file your own petition for child support in the County where you live or you can sign up for the State of Illinois services online. The courthouse may have a "self help" center or you can go online to Illinois Legal Aid Online & use their forms. The Illinois Supreme... View More
answered on Apr 23, 2018
A Guardian ad Litem is appointed by a judge to represent the child or children in court, usually in family court or divorce court if the parents were married. Guardian ad Litem fees are not dischargeable in any bankruptcy case so yes, you are going to have to pay the fees. It doesn't matter... View More
Am I eligible to get some type of child support I have 3 kids ages 19,21 and 22. All three were emancipated after they graduated high school. But 2 are going to college and the oldest is working a part time job. All 3 are living with me. My ex husband refuses to help with any expenses at this time.... View More
answered on Apr 11, 2018
In Illinois the obligation to pay child support ends when the child turns 18 years old or graduates high school. If the child is 19 years and has not finished high school, the judge's usually extend child support until they graduate. This usually has to be specifically ordered by the judge.... View More
It was after my stepdad beat me....they isolated me...it took 2 weeks to contact my real dad about it and he called my school counselor who reported it to DCFS my mom got mad at dad for that and went to court .judge issued an Op where I can't be around my father .she didn't even tell me,... View More
answered on Apr 9, 2018
Under Illinois law, both parents get visitation (now called "parenting time") with their children. Therefore your legal father should have court ordered visitation with you. On the Order of Protection which named you without your consent, you can appear in court on the OOP & tell the... View More
We are not together, we have never been married and have no custody agreement, and not the first time she has done this.
answered on Apr 4, 2018
You should file a Family case in the county where you reside. You are going to have to have her "served" with the complaint by a sheriff's deputy or a private process server. Go to Illinois legal online to learn your rights & to help you file the petition. If you hire an... View More
My mom gave my dog away to a coworker. I was the one who adopted him and I was the one who paid for vet visits and his microchipping. He's registered in my name. I never granted the release of my dog to this coworker. After a couple of days the coworker let my mom know that she wanted to give... View More
answered on Apr 3, 2018
You have to make a demand for your dog in writing. Write a letter, date it & keep a copy of it. I recommend to use a nice tone in the letter, asking to have the dog returned to you by a date certain. Then if they do not return the dog to you, you can file a small claims lawsuit. You will want... View More
Counseling and after the last court date the father and mother had the kids stopped seeing the concealer and the father let the kids see this person would he be in contempt? And there was no evidence that the person ever hurt the kid/s and cps closed their case and nothing else was ever done.
answered on Apr 3, 2018
Once a case has been dismissed, all orders that were entered in it are no longer in effect. Yet if the case is closed, it is not dismissed and the orders entered in it are valid. An order dismissing a case usually states "dismissed without prejudice" which means it can be refiled at a... View More
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