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He's not in asume and child support in chicago isn't working fast enough. I don't have the money to fly to PR to serve him. I want to file a petition here in Chicago.
answered on Mar 30, 2018
If the children were born here in Chicago and he then left the state, you may file a petition to establish him as the father of the children in Cook County. You will then need to contact a "Process Server" in the city/town in which he lives (use Google), call them, and then fax/scan/mail... View More 
answered on Mar 30, 2018
No - the stepmother does not have legal standing to sue the biological mother for child support. In other words, the person attempting to bring the legal action must, in the Court's eyes, have a significant interest or attachment to the subject of the suit/cause of action/claim for child... View More
His mother won't allow me to see him alone when I go there it is in her boyfriend home and with his family. I am CPD Cadet now and won't be able to go see him now but I do want to see him alone on Sept when I am done. To drive there and then to her friends home another hour to see him... View More
answered on Mar 30, 2018
Yes - you can do it yourself - you would be a "Pro Se" litigant,, meaning you are representing yourself.
If the Child was born in Illinois, and the mother subsequently moved out of state, you may still file in Illinois under the same case you used to established yourself as the... View More
answered on Mar 30, 2018
As most answers go in the law: "It depends."
In most cases - no - the court will consider only the parent's income when establishing the individual child support obligation for that parent; it will not take into account how much their fiance/new spouse earns.
However,... View More
My parents and i will be picking and dropping him off since 2012. And i just noticed the order has expired. And he always said he was bein so nice to pick up his son up, and said it my responsibility, he will always threaten me to call the police (me not knowing the order was expired) so he’ll... View More
answered on Mar 30, 2018
I'm assuming the "Order" your referring to is an Order of Protection, as that is the only type that would expire unless otherwise vacated or modified by court order.
In order to set up transportation arrangements, parenting time, and statutory child support, you will need to... View More
Parental responsibility was given to the father because mother has substance abuse problem & she has open cases for driving with no license and open alcohol in the car she had my nephew with him
answered on Mar 30, 2018
If the court ordered the child to return to live with his father, the child's aunt and/or grandmother do not have any rights to intercede, short of the child being put in danger. In the event the child is endangered, and the aunt/grandmother have some evidence of the endangerment or good... View More
answered on Mar 30, 2018
She may only name your daughter in the Order of Protection if she has some form of legal guardianship over the minor child, OR if she is a household member with the child and you and the mother are not.
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