moving in together right now I live with my parents but I am planning to move out when I turn 18. I already talk to them and they said she can come but her parents say she can’t move out till she’s “20” if she Would come with me can they call the police to force her to come back? Or... Read more »
You are both past the age of consent in both Ohio and Illinois. Once you are both 18, you will both be at the age of maturity. At the age of maturity, you are both adults and your girlfriend's parents cannot have the "police to force her to come back". The exception would be if your... Read more »
My husband and I have been legally separated for 9 months, we do not have children together. He has a child from a previous marriage and the mother of the child wants me to contribute to paying for the child's post-secondary education.
Can the mother make\request the court to do that?... Read more »
You state that you can't afford an attorney, but you are being asked to contribute to a college fund. You are going to need to pay somebody. It's probably less expensive in the long run to hire the attorney. Seek out a free consultation and ask for a cost estimate.
In the parenting agreement it states "Children are to be with the mother four days before school starts" Today is four days as school starts this Wednesday. Their father is refusing to let the children come home stating it doesnt apply to remote learning and it is outdated. Please help me here.
Before school starts is plain English. It matters not whether learning is remote in that language.
No. It would be a conflict of interest for the attorney.
And this lawyer will have him walking away only paying me 20 per month with joint custody
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.
or my sister to volleyball can he stop me?
My dad won't go into details but stated that there is an agreement with mom and that would need to be changed first.
You need to have a family meeting with your mom, dad and sister. Confront your mom in the presence of your dad about this so called agreement and see if it can be resolved. The bottom line is you are not going to be able to drive the car when you are on dad's time without dad's... Read more »
I have been married to my spouse for several years in Illinois. Then in 2018 I had an accident at work and immediately started a Worker's Compensation case. In 2019 my wife and I separated. We were tryng to go through mediation, but appears to have failed. Will my estranged wife... Read more »
Not 50% generally, but 35ish. Maybe more, maybe less. Who makes more $ now. Can you work? There is an issue of a maintenance claim due to such a long marriage. Maintenance factors are at 750 ilcs 5/504.
and the other does not. How do I know which one is on file and approved by the court. Divorce was 5 years ago but now I'm looking at one version and my ex is looking at the other version. There are big differences between them.
If one copy is stamped "Filed" by the appropriate Circuit Court Clerk, it's a pretty safe bet it's the one that is in force (unless there has been a modified one filed later). The unstamped copy is probably a rough draft copy exchanged between the attorneys when they were trying... Read more »
The man (40) is the child’s (13) mother’s boyfriend (my father)
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.
I can't live with a friend/other family member without the consent of my guardians, but being able to prove that you've lived outside of the guardian household is a requirement for becoming emancipated. How am I supposed to leave the house without being considered a runaway, or risking... Read more »
That is exactly the point. Emancipation just finalizes a situation that has already been allowed to stand bybthe parents. As a result, very few people qualify for emancipation.
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.
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.... Read 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... Read more »
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... Read more »
My ex and I have an agreement to use a message app to communicate regarding our children. My ex wants to fight in most of the messages so I won't reply immediately. In a recent message, I replied that I needed to speak to my attorney before responding any further on matters of the subject.... Read more »
It really depends on the nature of the problem and whether or not it is time sensitive. If you told her you wanted to talk to your attorney a week ago and you still have not, then that is a problem with you. If you told her that on Friday and she has been bothering you about it all weekend,... Read more »
In our parental order we have a school schedule of 2-2-5-5 for one child and a 7-7 for another child. The diagram shows week 1 Sun to Sat and week 2 Sun to Sat. We started this new schedule on a Sunday for the 2019 school year. There is no verbiage that states it starts on a Sunday, just a diagram... Read more »
I would interpret that as the week starting on Sunday. That is how we write our agreements here.
Current Interest due is about 11K - Principal is $0.00
That will only happen by agreement. The court cannot order it. Usually an offer of a lump sum is made so she gets it all now instead of having to wait years. Like maybe $5500 within 30 days instead.
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?
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... Read more »
If my husband has been paying child support for both his kids since he divorced his ex wife and has never missed a payment and also sent extra money when needed, mind you this is just a set amount they both agreed on. Now since he married me she’s trying to get back child support from when they... Read more »
I am not sure what he has paid vs. What he should have paid vs. What the court order says. If there is already a court order and she wants some child support from prior to the entry of that court order, i am not sure she can do that. The better course is to bring all of your papers to a family... Read 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... Read more »
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.
I don't have an open case currently. I have attempted by email and phone to get in touch with my attorney and no response. I was wondering if I needed to notify the court that I no longer have an attorney or wait until I find a new one.
If your case isn't open, then the court won't be interested that you aren't represented by an attorney. Do you have a representation agreement with the attorney you are trying to reach? If so, it is not ethical for him or her to ignore you even if the matter they handled for you in... Read more »
children are dropped off? In our parental order we are to notify the other parent at transfer of medication or any other care requirements so the other house can assist with continuing such care. My ex sometimes will tell me if there are such requirements and other times I find out from the... Read more »
Keep a diary. Dates, times, who, what, where, when, why.
Keep text messages.
Write everything. Email or text and keep records. Pics if med probs.
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