Legal Question in Family Law in Illinois

27 yrs ago when my boyfriend was 26 he fondled his step daughter. This went on for aprox 5-6 months and he put a end to it. He remained her stepfather until four years ago when his wife died. She was aware of the abuse. He has felt great remorse and guilt over the years and has done everything possible to make it up to her. He has paid her bills, worked on her home and cars, bought her cars, paid for her education, given her a place to live, paid for her vacations ect. Five months ago he said no more and closed the wallet. She is 40 yrs old, has not held a job for over a year, lives on welfare, and has retail theft convictions. He received a letter yesterday from her attorney that she has suffered great emotional trauma due to his abuse and is seeking a settlement. She has been extorting money out of him for the last 27 yrs. She has lived with him & her mother several times since she was 20. How long does he have to pay for this mistake? Should she not have filed charges years ago and stayed away from him? She would drop her son off at his house to ride go-carts, she would go to his house to cut his hair, borrow his car, hang out with her step-brothers. She threatened him when he shut off the cash flow that "things were going to happen" and if she cant have anything then he cant have anything & then ends the conversation wanting to know if she is still on his life insurance policy.

Asked on 1/30/10, 4:31 pm

Stephen Messutta

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Your boyfriend needs to see an attorney. Period. Nobody can give you the advice because you're not the client. Sorry.

Answered on 2/05/10, 2:49 pm

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