Can an attorney represent both parties in a divorce in Illinois if the parties consent and sign a waiver?
472728
The rule seems to suggest that it is at least possible in certain situations, but it clearly states that the lawyer must believe that their interests "will not be adversely affected," which could only really happen if the divorce was uncontested in every way.
1050259
Badly phrased question. A seperation agreement can be contested, but a legally binding one cannot be successfully contested. \n\nUnfortunately the only sure way to find out if it's legally binding is to contest it.\n\nIf you are thinking of doing this, you need real legal advice from a member of your local bar association, not yahoo! Answers...
89094
You need to talk to an attorney.
206416
Was the Power of attorney signed while the person was legally of sound mind?  If so then the person named in the POA can legally do whatever the POA states.  If there's no limit on them selling house, etc then they can do it regardless of the state of the person now.   A POA only becomes null upon death of the person or when it is revoked by that person (and they must be of sound mind when revoking it). \n\nThat's the danager of a POA until it's revoked the person named can do anything the person signing the POA could do unless it states otherwise.\n\nTherefore there is NO crime if the POA was signed while the person was legally of sound mind.
397523
PLEASE CHECK WITH A LAWYER.
801867
Possibly...\n\nYou can have an ex-parte divorce. This only happens if one party does not appear for divorce proceedings after being given a number of opportunities to appear.\n\nThe other way, would be if no divorce agreement can be made between the parties, and a judge signs the divorce.
627943
In this process the other person and their lawyer(s) have a "period of discovery".  During this time they gave me a piece of paper that had a multitude of questions on it that I had to furnish information on. In return you can return the favor to the other party and do a discovery on them also. Mainly it was about my expenses etc.  In the case of my divorce it didn't make a bit of difference, I got screwed.
839399
You only need him to sign if it's a divorce by consent.  If he won't agree, then you have to sue him, take it to court and let the judge sign the divorce papers and property settlement orders.
952821
The answer would depend upon your state laws.  Please check with an attorney in your state.
325053
Of course, you very well may. If you think your attorney is not representing your best interest, simply let your attorney know how you feel. If it's a State appointed attorney, you would have to inform the court of your dissatisfaction. However, first get a second opinion during some free first consultation before deciding - just to be sure you're not merely discarding because you're being told the truth. Good luck!
511996
I am going to assume you are the husband in Chicago.  Hire an attorney who has experience both in Family Law and in service of process overseas under the Hague Convention.  \nIf you have been in Illinois long enough to be a "resident" for getting a divorce, you can file for divorce in Chicago even though your wife may be a resident of Hong Kong.  The tricky part, for which you really need an attorney is to get proper service of the paperwork on her in Hong Kong if she does not want to cooperate.  This is covered by the Hague Convention and is very, very complicated to do right.\nThe divorce itself should be rather uncomplicated, Illinois is a no-fault state and with a very short marriage there should not be a lot of property  to divide up.
184283
I believe they can if the attorney gave the paralegal the power of attorney.  I'm not positive about this.
707054
completecase.com and yes we agreed on everything and for 300.00 they go through a series of questions and give you ALL the paper work you need to file. The state you file in will have different laws about physically appearing in court. Our state required it. We were married 22 yrs so we really didn't want to hurt each other just go our separate ways and it's worked out fine. My ex did have an attorney appear for her and he checked out the paper work and saw nothing wrong and was quite surprised the Internet could do such a comprehensive job
925511
I'm not familiar with N.C. law, but there may be some kind of waiver that can be signed to forego the time requirement.  Both parties I'm sure would have to sign it.  They have it in IL. It's called a Stipulation for Waiver.  Basically it is the mutual consent of the parties to waive the time requirement.  Ask a N.C. lawyer.  Good luck.
111670
Ask your attorney for copies.
223392
talk to your lawyer. hire a lawyer.
1107855
Very difficult, you have to prove severe incompetence in your representation.  The law will give the benefit of the doubt to the lawyer.