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I live in Illinois, husband lives in New York. He has custody of our daughter which was granted in New York state. All I want to do is file for a divorce in Illinois. We have been separated for 12 years. I do not want to change any of the custody I just want to know how I can file for divorce in Illinois. I did file a petition for divorce in Illinois and have gone in front of a judge but had the wrong paperwork.
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You need to hire a skilled divorce attorney to get you divorced. It would not be that expensive, if the divorce is uncontested, & the cost involved would be well worth it, because such an attorney knows exactly what documents need to be prepared, & what the documents need to say, & what to say in court, etc., all things that you wouldn't be expected to know, & it would take a good deal of your time to find out all these answers (if you could even find all the correct answers) regarding divorce, answers that the lawyer already knows. Schedule a consultation ASAP. Once the situation is resolved to your satisfaction, you'll be glad you paid the money to hire an attorney & properly protect your legal rights.
Answered on Jun 11th, 2013 at 12:00 AM
As you are a resident of Illinois, you can obtain a divorce. However the court would lack jurisdiction over any issues with your husband and the kids other than a simple dissolution of your marriage. Without knowing what papers you prepared and tendered to the court and whether you had properly served your husband with summons, there could be numerous reasons for the court to tell you that you had the wrong paperwork.
Answered on May 29th, 2013 at 9:10 PM