Legal Question in Family Law in Illinois

You need to contact DCFS. Remember, they represent "you" too as a natural or adoptive parent. You need to get an attorney to look into the court records and find out why you never received any papers for any case where you were found to be guilty of neglect. Being married but "separated" doesn't mean you went to a court to establish the right to custody and visitation, and very possibly DCFS just viewed your absence as abandonment. This is no longer about you as you know, it's about your kids. Get some legal help so you can be part of your children's lives. At the very least you may be entitled to visitation through DCFS.

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