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I call and text my daughter and she says to make arrangements with my son and I get hardly any reply from him.
answered on Sep 8, 2020
You need to file a petition for parenting time or hire a lawyer who will.
I recently told the kids father that now that school is starting back they need to be home during the week for school and tutoring and he can spend time every weekend. Well he doesnt agree with my decision and I fear he wont bring them home because of my decision. Never been to court for anything... View More 
answered on Aug 30, 2020
If your former partner is on the birth certificate he is legally presumed in the absence of a challenge to be the child’s father. You both have a theoretical right of equal status to choose how to parent (such as deciding what times the child will be with which of you and the making of any... View More
What do I do if my child's mother takes my child to move to another state without my permission and a court order and I’m paying child support?
answered on Aug 28, 2020
You will need to hire a lawyer to have her brought back to court. Hopefully, you know where she is to have her served.
they are 15 and 16 and they want to live with me! ive got a full time job and a part time job and im working on getting me a house for me and the girls and i also have my own vehicle in my name with insurance!
answered on Aug 27, 2020
No. If your parents adopted your daughters with your consent or you were served and did not respond, your parental rights are terminated and adoptions are final.
answered on Aug 25, 2020
They can have any agreement they like. They do not have to follow what is on the papers. They have to comply with the court ordered documents if they cannot agree.
dcfs removed them from my care due to DV involving my husband. He has moved out, my kids really want to come home, but I cant afford an attorney. What do I file in will county to ask for them back?
answered on Aug 22, 2020
A divorce. And a Petition for Temporary Parenting Time and Responsibilities.
answered on Aug 9, 2020
Oftentimes, judges will order you to get a job, come back with a document you filled out showing that you applied at 20 places per month, etc. You have a child and you have a legal obligation to support that child. There are many companies who hire convcited felons.
And this lawyer will have him walking away only paying me 20 per month with joint custody
answered on Aug 4, 2020
Yes, a lot of people tell others things like that. I do not know the circumstances of your case but things like that are usually b.s.
I recently filed for cash assistance which of course now they're taking him to court for child support rumor has it he's going to fight me and try to get custody of our son what is the likeliness of him gaining custody. I have record of several times he did not show up for his weekends to... View More
answered on Aug 4, 2020
The primary caretaker of the chil is usually awarded the most parenting time. He will get some parenting time if he requests it.
The man (40) is the child’s (13) mother’s boyfriend (my father)
answered on Jul 30, 2020
No one else knows??? The baby will be born in a hospital. Everyone will know. It will be questioned. The mother is probably on a medicaid card.
The birth certificate. Does she have a right to keep my child away from me? She won’t even let me speak to her on the phone. I don’t have a lot of money. What’s my best course of action, for getting custody/visitation, and getting my name on the birth certificate. I live in Will County, Illinois.
answered on Jul 28, 2020
You need to file a parentage action in Will County. First you have to establish that you are the father, before you have any right to custody or visitation, now called parenting rights and responsibilities. So yes, until you are established, she has the right to keep your child away from you.... View More
-She has a record of being hospitalized.
-when she left, she took the kids, took things, broke things, and had guys with her that hit Husband with the car.
-the kids are 1 yo and 2 yo. They were off of formula and now she's put them back on it. They're at her... View More
answered on Jul 28, 2020
If the father has filed for divorce, he should have his own lawyer. He needs to talk to his lawyer asap. He may also need a lawyer in MI now.
In addition, if the children were present when the mother had someone try to run the father over, dcfs should have been contacted. Also dcfs in mi... View More
If a person files a motion pro se to suspend parenting time, are they obligated to serve the opposing party? What if the opposing party doesn’t find out about the motion until after the order has been granted?
answered on Jul 25, 2020
Proper service of the Motion MUST be given to the opposing party. It is unlikely that the judge would enter an Order without evidence of the necessary Notice that should have been given. If an Order does get entered, and the other party doesn't find out about it until afterwards, he or she can... View More
My husband pays his child support in time and doesn't own any back pay. But the children's mother demands more money from him, since we just got married last year. We have a 5 month old baby together and he has 4 kids with his ex (they were never married). But now he has another... View More
answered on Jul 25, 2020
Yes, a spouse's income is related to the standard of living that the child would have enjoyed had the marriage remained intact. The father has more money to contribute. More money is available to him, he can have nicer things because he married and has a 2 income family.
school starts and when the school schedule starts(parental school schedule). Our school schedule is outlined in our court order so I didn't see the message as a request but a failure on my exs part to read the order, based off past messages. This is the message: " x's school starts... View More
My grandson has been with me for 16 years, (that is his age as well). His father is out of the picture. His birth mother, in another county has began seeing him more over this summer. She now wants him to live there. She has not given one dime in child support, or done anything to help with him in... View More
answered on Jul 21, 2020
Contact Prairie State Legal Services and see if they are willing to help you.
my first partner and I had a child and we broke up and I never saw the kid again. She told me to at say away so I did.
I got with my second partner and had 2 kids. She now won't let me see them. I want to get shared custody. I am better now days, I got married and staying out of... View More
answered on Jul 21, 2020
If you want shared with any of your children, the first one included, you should hire a lawyer to file cases so you can at least get started with visitation of them. You are not precluded from visiting any of your children because you have not seen them in the past or because you served jail time... View More
My ex husband and I divorced in 2018 in state of Missouri. Shortly after divorce I moved to Illinois with current fiancé. We share 50/50 physical and sole custody. Two children, boy(5) girl(3) both was enrolled in school in Illinois. Son attended pre-k last school year. Daughter attended 0-3 at... View More
answered on Jul 21, 2020
If you have joint decision making and he does not want them to attend school, your agreement should state that you go to mediation. At mediation, you decide whether or not you agree. If you do not reach an agreement at mediation, he has the right to ask you to go to court.
The mother of my kids doesn't let me get share custody. Now she has blocked me and my wife and can't get in contact with her or my kids. Im tired of this. I just want shared custody over my kids. My kids have mentioned to me that want to live with me? Does it help if I file for custody... View More
answered on Jul 21, 2020
Getting full custody may be difficult. The mother has rights too, unless she is abusive or neglectful. The children's wishes may be taken into account depending on their ages. Remember, they probably say different things to each parent. That is typical survival behavior. They want to please... View More
my mom told me dad has to pay half my college education but they have no agreement for college. Something about going to mediation if the three of us can't agree.
answered on Jul 20, 2020
There is no right to college in Illinois and there is no law that states that your parents need to pay for your college. You will be an adult when you go to college. Your parents are only responsible for you at that point if they choose to be. This becomes tricky for a college student if their... View More
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