Cell phones are not necessary and are not typically considered under extra, curricular expenses.

Perhaps. A number of issues affect the division of assets and maintenance. You might look at 750 ilcs 5/504 and 750 ilcs 5/503 for guidance.

Certainly. Serve her with your dissolution petition.

Yes, you need to have her served. Then her 30 days will start to run. Every lawyer knows what an Entry of Appearance is. I question whether she even talked to one.

You need to get into Court as soon as possible. Unfortunately, Courts are your best remedy available when spouses cannot agree. I would contact an attorney near you to review your options so that you can get parenting time.

All property acquired during the marriage is

Marital property. Wait until you get divorced to buy the car.

You "can" proceed with your divorce without filing your taxes, but that doesn’t mean you "should". If your first court date is next month, you don’t have to finalize everything right away. It’s best practice to know exactly what is being divided before finalizing your... View More

The question is asking for all property purchased by either party and held in either name or joint name since the date of the marriage. Full disclosure and complete transparency is advised.

You need to take your papers to a local lawyer to have them reviewed. It depends on the exact language of the agreement. Did you have a lawyer? If not, it would not surprise me that it is written that way as it is your lawyer's responsibility to make certain that you are protected.

It’s difficult to say whether a lawyer prolonged the case without knowing the specifics. Attorney-client communication is protected by privilege, so without direct insight, we’d only be speculating about what was said or why certain decisions were made.

If your spouse is being... View More

Ms. Powell is correct that it is technically possible. That said, litigation is terribly expensive (you will need to pay in advance) and you need to consider whether your husband would be able to pay. More importantly, money isn't going to keep you from being repeatedly injured by your... View More

Jan. 17? Yes, you can file a Motion to Vacate and try to get maintenance.

The most likely answer is no. Without knowing more about what exactly happened at trial, under most normal circumstances, you are responsible for raising issues you know about or should have known about at or before the time of trial. By failing to raise it properly, you may be deemed to have... View More

What is your question?

Bring your divorce judgment to a family law lawyer for assistance. This is not a DIY project.

First, I’m sorry to hear about this difficult situation. Dealing with an affair during a separation is incredibly hard, and I understand how challenging this must be for you.

In Illinois, fault-based grounds for divorce (such as adultery) are no longer recognized, so an affair doesn’t... View More

Any income earned during the marriage is marital property subject to division by the court regardless of whether or not your name was on it.

Take tax returns and anything you can find about bank accts, investment accts, his income and your income to a local lawyer to get answers to your questions.

Not unless someone is willing to adopt the child. Parenting rights and responsibilities are not the same thing. He still has financial responsibilities to support the child even if he does not want to exercise his parenting rights to have parenting time with the child.

Absolutely.................................................

Call the circuit clerk's office and ask them.