Legal Question in Family Law in Illinois
rule to show cause
I had filed a petition for payment from a court order that was entered that my ex-husband was to pay for my daughters braces. Because I hadn't recieved payment from him in the last 6 months I filed a petition for payment. His attorney filed a motion for it to be dismissed because I did not show cause. Please help I don't know how to write up a proper petition and he gets away with everything because I do not have the means for legally assitance and I am always up agaist a very strong lawyer and I don't know how to do things right.Thanks for your time.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: rule to show cause
The petition that you should file
is a Petition For Rule To Show
Cause. In the petition you should
make reference to the fact that the
court already entered an order ordering your daughter's father to
pay for her braces. You should then
attach a copy of the order to your
petition and refer to it as Exhibit A.
You should then ask in your petition
that your daughter's father be held
in contempt for violating the court's
order. If you had to pay for the
braces, you should bring a copy
of the receipt that you received at
the time of payment, and also attach
a copy of this receipt to your
petition.
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