Legal Question in Family Law in Illinois

If you are paying child support under an Illinois court order you have the right to seek modification of it. If you are paying child support under an out of state court order you may need to go back to that state court to modify, but you should be able to effectively have the matter registered here if (a) you are now a permanent Illinois resident and (b) the calculation of support doesn't become more onerous for you.

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You ask about visitation. If the Judgment was entered in Illinois, and one of you still live in the county where the judgment was entered you can prepare a Petition to modify Visitation. You can retain an attorney or you can find on line resources such as Illinois legal aid on line, which may help you prepare the appropriate petition. You have to then go to the courthouse, get a court date and sent your ex notice of your petition and the court date