Legal Question in Family Law in Illinois

Supervision

My daughter is recently divorced with a three year old. Her ex-husband uses drugs heavily and is one of the reasons she end the marriage. For two years now she has been battling for child support and supervised visits for her ex-husband because of the drug use.

Thought out all of the court proceedings her ex-husband has denied the use and refused to take any drug test. Part of the divorce settlement and supervised visitation for her ex-husband was language within the divorce documents that at anytime a request to submit to a drug test could be demanded. The test would have to be done within twenty four hours and if he failed or refused, both resulted in forfeiture of his supervised visitation.

Over the next six months, my daughter becomes suspicious that his drug use has increased even more. Her attorney files a demand to take a drug test, her ex-husband refuses to take the test. He is summons into court with his attorney; the judge demands that he takes both a urine and hair follicle test. His attorney argue that there no evidence or reason for the test. The judge orders him to take the test or both will be held in contempt of court. Her ex-husband takes both tests and fails.

At this point any normal person woul

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