Legal Question in Family Law in Illinois

My daughter has a one year old child, she was with her boyfriend when the baby was born and he signed the VAP,he is not the biological dad. They recently broke up and he went and filed an order of protection against her with charges of her being a drug user. The judge ruled to remove the child for 21 days until the OP hearing, in the mean time we had taken her to get a drug test the day of the police removing the child to show she is not a drug user, results were negative. Now the boyfriend has filed for full custody and the judge ordered the child custody issue to be heard on the same date and time as the OP order is to be heard. This is clearly a way for them to by pass the legal custody laws and it seems as if the judge is aiding in this. Not to mention, there has never been any DCFS cases against m daughter. The biological dad is now coming forward to file for paternity, we have a lawyer but honestly my confidence is next to none at this point. Can the biological dad have more rights then the person that signed the VAP ?

Asked on 7/14/14, 5:16 pm

Elfreda Dockery Law Office of Elfreda Dockery

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You should discuss this with your lawyer, since you said "we" have a lawyer.

Answered on 7/15/14, 7:37 am

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