Illinois Child Support: I'm a father of a 2 year old and I pay the standard 20% plus half of his insurance to his mother. Question: I have him 50% of the time, should I have to pay support when we equally have him the same amount of time? [more inside]
posted by MMALR on Jun 29, 2009 - 32 answers

How do I select an attorney? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 25, 2009 - 11 answers

Hopefully-not-too-ugly Divorcefilter: How can I get my (future-ex) wife to finalize our separation agreement? [more inside]
posted by dammitjim on Oct 25, 2008 - 8 answers

I was wondering if there is an equivalent to We the People, whom took care of my divorce paperwork in California, in Chicago for my sister unfortunately needs to file for divorce... [more inside]
posted by matthelm on Aug 27, 2008 - 3 answers

A good friend and former employee is going through a tough divorce. I filled an affidavit testifying to her child care and parenting skills (we both worked at a private school). Her husband's responding affidavit accused me (falsely!) of drunken altercations with the local police. Should I be worried? Should I respond? [more inside]
posted by OlderThanTOS on Apr 19, 2008 - 13 answers

Pending Divorce Filter: What legal resources are there for a soon-to-be-single mom working abroad? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Feb 27, 2008 - 4 answers

My sister is in Petaluma CA and needs a divorce laywer...a classic legal pitbull would be best. [more inside]
posted by legotech on Jan 20, 2008 - 6 answers

LegalFilter: My friend wants to care for her brother's 2 children for 1 year while he gets his life in order following a messy divorce. She lives in the US. The children live in Japan. How can visas, schooling, etc be arranged? [more inside]
posted by Vorteks on Nov 19, 2007 - 9 answers

[Child of Divorce Filter]. I have discovered I have the ability to view a 400+ page set of documents that are the sum of my parents' bitter legal divorce. On one hand, I hope it may shed some insight for me on people I never really knew. On the other hand, I fear doing this may cause a lot more emotional baggage than it will be worth. What do you think? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 26, 2007 - 39 answers

Help my friend find a mental health professional for her 4-year-old in Los Angeles. [more inside]
posted by kamikazegopher on Aug 14, 2007 - 4 answers

How easy is it to obtain temporary full custody in Oregon? [more inside]
posted by haplesschild on Jul 25, 2007 - 5 answers

For a friend: need resources for law firms or individual attorneys in Los Angeles who provide sliding scale/reduced cost (or even pro bono) services for a woman going through an increasingly acrimonious divorce. [more inside]
posted by scody on Aug 28, 2006 - 2 answers

I want to get a divorce I'm in the UK: Do I need to involve a solicitor? is this something I could do on my own? If it is something I can do myself, how can I go about starting it? My wife is not overly keen on us getting a divorce, though I'm pretty sure she'd NOT put up much of a struggle once the thing got started. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Mar 29, 2006 - 9 answers