Legal Question in Family Law in Illinois

My husband filed for divorce citing physical and mental cruelty, but when I was supposed to go to trial, I hired a lawyer and he held a pretrial conference and he drew up a custody agreement awarding custody to my husband. Then the judge said that she was not going to bifurcate it. I wanted to defend myself. He has been abusive to me and caused me to leave the house. I am currently living in California and this divorce is a burden to me. I have to keep flying back and forth. I wanted to contest grounds. What does bifurcation mean? Is this bad for me?


Asked on 7/26/12, 10:20 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael R. Nack Michael R. Nack, Attorney at Law

You should be asking these questinos to your own attorney. If you are not satisfied with the services of your attorney, you have the right to terminate that relationship and hire another attonrey.

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Answered on 7/30/12, 8:53 pm


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