Illinois Recent Legal Answers from Lawyers

A lawyer needs to evaluate the exact nature of the fines. One issue is whether they are in the form of a judgment. Another is whether they are criminal or civil. For many civil fines owed to government entities and representing fines for violation of the law, there is no statute of limitations.... Read More

It depends upon which country you are from. Also, whether you are considered the child, under 21, of a permanent resident or spouse, then F2a. Finally, if you are the child, over 21 years old, of a permanent resident, then F2b. Note there is a date to start processing and a date when the visa can be approved. In general, due to the challenges with the current consular processing system, I strongly recommend that you hire a competent and experienced immigration attorney to handle National Visa Center processing.... Read More

The two rights or duties are legally independent, You do have the right to develop a relationship with your child. But starting it on Facetime is not great. It all depends on how old the child is. The longer you have not seen the child the harder it is to develop that relationship and the younger the child is the more frequent contact is needed to develop a relationship.... Read More

It is way past time to close the estate account. The executor should provide you with an accounting of the assets, income, and costs, that may take some time to put together. Once the house and the vehicle were sold the estate accounting should have been done and the assets distributed. With the house sold and the length of time since your mother's death, there is no valid reason for the delay. Now it is the inconvenience of preparing the accounting and that should be done as soon as possible. You may need to push the issue by using an attorney.... Read More

You should ask to see a copy of the Trust Agreement. You should find out if the house was transferred into the trust before you passed away. This information will be critical to you determine your status and your options. You should see an estate planning and probate attorney to discuss your options.... Read More

If this is a court ordered wage deduction, the judgment creditor is supposed to mail you a copy of the affidavit/ application for a wage deduction order. Ordinary mail is sufficient. Your failure to receive it does not violate anything. If the order is improper for some reason, you need to file a motion to vacate it. There are administrative wage deduction orders for student loans. You are supposed to be sent a notice of a right to a hearing prior to any deduction. If you did not receive one, you may request a hearing in writing. If this is a wage assignment, which is not ordered by a court, you can cancel the assignment and the deduction by written notice to the creditor and your employer. This does not extinguish the debt; for example, they can sue you.... Read More

The only debt-related arrest warrants in Illinois are for contempt for disobeying a court order that is personally served on you. You should also be served with an order to show cause why an arrest warrant should not be issued. Threats of arrest for nonpayment of debts are common and are scams.... Read More

What your family felt is not really relevant not it is decisive in terms of the answers you seek. As long as he was not found by any court of competent jurisdiction to be incompetent, the decisions are all his and not yours or your family. Maybe he likes her and wants to be with her? How would you know what he or, for that matter, she feels? ... Read More

You can try, but absent a contract or statute which provides for the prevailing party to have his legal fees and expenses reimbursed by the loser,, each side pays their own.  However, if you are suing your landlord under your lease, you need to review it; leases generally contain attorneys' fees provisions.... Read More