Legal Question in Family Law in Illinois

I am getting a divorce. Before we were married my husband and i had a daughter. In the state of Illinois, do I have to include my daughter in the divorce agreement since she was not born before we were married?


Asked on 6/14/10, 10:45 am

2 Answers from Attorneys
David Labovitz Labovitz Law Firm, P.A.

Yes. It doesn't matter that she was born before you were married. She is your daughter.

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Answered on 6/14/10, 5:00 pm
John Steele Steele Law Firm

If the husband is the biological father, or adopted her, the child must be in the JPA (in other words included in the divorce).

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Answered on 6/14/10, 6:45 pm


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