Legal Question in Family Law in Illinois
failure to appear
in a child custody or child support case can a person be arrested for failure to appear if they were not served with a summons?
Asked on 6/02/08, 10:02 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
John Steele
Steele Law Firm
Re: failure to appear
They cannot be arrested even if they were served. Unless the court orders the person to appear, which would not be the case with a simple summons.
Answered on 6/03/08, 12:26 am