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.

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Answered on 6/03/08, 12:26 am


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