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answered on Feb 24, 2019
you need to file an appearance in the case and request that a DNA test be taken to establish paternity.
Advice re: a domestically violent ex-husband who I'm attempting to get custody and approval to relocate & more importantly emergency temp custody hearing today. I have no attorney that will work with the limited income I have to help cover.
answered on Jan 22, 2019
You absolutely should present to the court any and all incidents of abuse even if they have been previously unreported and undocumented. The court will then weigh the presented evidence and rule accordingly.
He moved to Alabama and I live in Illinois. I ALLOWED him to take my kids for the summer. He will not bring them back and he refuses to let me.have any contact with them. He has one in school and one that is not. I want my kids back. How do I get them since they are in Alabama. They have always... View More 
answered on Nov 25, 2018
You need to file for an Emergency Order of Protection as soon as possible. You will be asking the court for physical possession of the children and that they be returned to you in Illinois.
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