Legal Question in Family Law in Illinois

You might want to try a motion to continue trial with a separate motion to compel production of documents--both set for the day of trial (the other side's failure to respond being the basis of your motion to continue trial). If you served your document request prior to close of discovery, the other side should've responded. However, if you did nothing to follow up with the other side for answers (See IL Supreme Court Rule 201(k)), your motion to continue might be denied.

As far as the other side's issuance of discovery after discovery closes--I think you know the answer to that one.

I suggest that you file what you need to by tomorrow. Otherwise you may only be left with "Emergency Motions" as an option and then you have to prove that there is a true a emergency.

Note: courtesy copy your presiding judge with whatever you file. A common pro se mistake that will cause your motion to be stricken.

Best of Luck.