Legal Question in Family Law in Illinois

Custody & swiching to a new judge
My sister is going through a custody battle in illinois. Both my sister and her ex husband live in the same town. Her ex's new wife's step-father is a cop and knows the judge that is trying the case. I don't know for a fact that he is on their side but to make thing a little more even she wanted to get a new judge. The trial has been drug out for about a year and a half and still no real agreement has been made. My sister has no previous criminal record and he has been known for violent out bursts, has attempted suicide approxemently 3 times, has had atleast 1 DUI and none of this has been brought up in court. All of the proccedings in court seems to be very one sided leaning tward his side. My sister lost custody of her daughter becuse she got together with a guy that ended up robbing a gas station. She has ended the relationship and he has ammited to the court that she had no knolage that he had done so. She has a good job and going to school. All she wants is to get her daughter back. How would she go about getting a different judge to try her case? Thank You!

Asked on 1/01/08, 1:26 pm

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John Steele Steele Law Firm

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Re: Custody & swiching to a new judge

It should not be too hard to get a new judge, although it depends on the county you are in to some extent. In Cook, it is easy to change judges once. Many times people change family law attorneys because they are not happy with how the current attorney is handling their case. After all, there is no way of knowing how well an attorney will handle your problems before you hire them. If you would like to discuss your issues further, feel free to email or call our office with more information. For example, which county would be helpful.

Answered on 1/02/08, 9:37 am

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