Accounts can be set up in a number of ways.

If it is a plain joint account, then the account belongs to the joint tenant.

Child support and visitation (now it is called parenting plan) are two separate issues.

In Illinois, a living will is a declaration not to be kept alive artificially:

http://midamericalawoffice.com/living-wills/

Your question has to do with will or living trust.

There are pluses and minuses for both:

http://midamericalawoffice.com/moline-rock-island-county-probate/

Contact the court to see how you were served.

If you were not properly served, you could file a motion to set aside everything the court did.

Service can be by publication under certain circumstances.

First thing is to find out what happened.

You do that by going to the Secretary of State and getting a copy of his driving abstract.

That will explain when and why he was suspended.

It should also show his address they have on record.

You can schedule a hearing for status on the estate.

Then the executor will have to explain what is going on.

You will have to pay a filing fee to enter your appearance in the case.

It will depend on why you didn't have a valid DL.

Illinois no longer has custody and visitation.

It has parenting plans which spell out responsibilities of the parents and who has them and when.

If you two cannot agree, the court will order mediation and if that doesn't work, hold a hearing and decide.

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Most commonly if you are disabled.

There may be benefits for older adults with young children.

Costs nothing to call Social Security direct.

The court that granted your divorce probably still has jurisdiction over this case.

Find out what rights you had and try to enforce them.

Looks like the judge is not convinced your husband is not the father.

You may need to do a DNA test to prove he isn't.

If she really stole it from you then it is a crime and you should report it.

If she is holding on to it so you don't blow it, that is another matter.

Usual procedure is to file a contempt case. It's usally called Rule to Show Cause why Person should not be held in contempt and punished.

Bankruptcy alone does not do anything.

If you are behind on the mortgage, the creditor could foreclose on the mortgage.

However, before they can do that, they have to have the bankruptcy court lift the stay before they can proceed on the foreclosure.

What county was the divorce done in.

Did the grandmother put the mother's name on house after she took out the mortgage.

You need to file a court case so you have your rights in black and white.

The court will enter a parenting plan spelling out your and her rights in decision making and who the child is with and when.

Your supervision could be revoked and you could be resentenced on the original ticket.

The law has a formula for calculating child support.

That is the amount you will pay.

Of course, you have the right to petition to be the primary custodian and decision maker.

In Illinois this is done through a Parenting Plan.

It makes sense because you would be one of the people who might have information about her nearest relatives