Legal Question in Family Law in Illinois

my wife is having to go to court for her ex-husband due to dcfs took her daughter away from her ex husband but she has been living with me in a different state she is 6 months pregnat and she is high risk, and unable to travel, she got this letter in the mail that we have to pay the court for the public defender to defend her daughter $55 out of court work and $75 in court work, we are not able to get any answers she was the one that started the case against him with dcfs its been found that he has abused her. What we really need to know is if she is able to go to jail over what he did since she has not seen her daughter in over 7 months and what should we do and how to go about doing it since we live in a different state? and can you tell us about what we can expect because we was going to fight him for custody over her daughter please help thank you


Asked on 2/06/12, 4:34 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Sue Roberts-Kurpis, Esq. Law Office of Sue Roberts-Kurpis

I'm not really sure that I understand the question. Your facts are a bit too sketchy and raise more questions than answers. I would suggest that you speak to the "public defender" directly and trying and ascertain what is going on. The person you are calling a "public defender" may actually be a "guardian ad litem" appointed to represent your daughter. That role is very different than a public defender. If there are some kind of charges brought against your wife for not appearing in court with her daughter, you need to let the "public defender" know about your wife's "high risk" pregnancy supported by a letter from her doctor.

I can't give you any better answer without knowing more about the facts of the case. You really need to hire a lawyer to look into this for you.

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Answered on 2/06/12, 5:27 pm


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