Family & Safety

Information about what a parent's duties are to their children after the age of 18 and what parents can do.

This Easy Form helps you provide financial information and documents to the other party in family law cases. It uses the statewide Financial Affidavit (Family and Divorce Cases) forms.

Learn about what a legal separation is, how it’s different from a divorce, and how to get one.

What to do to get a copy of your birth certificate if you were born in Illinois or elsewhere.

Information about how the legal differences and punishments for assault and battery.

Explains when you can fight back if you're attacked or if you feel like you're in danger.

An overview of the affidavit procedure available, as well as the documentation and payment required.

Explains the different levels of fireworks regulation on the federal, state, and local levels.

Explains when a parent can give up their parental responsibilities without going through the adoption process.

An overview of LGBTQIA+ rights in areas such as employment, housing, education, and family.

Learn about resources available to you as you are transitioning out of foster care.

Learn how to apply for a US passport for your child, including what documents you need, how immigration status affects the process, and what to do if both parents can’t be present.

Explains how mediation is used in a court process that involves parents of children. This could be a divorce case or other case involving parenting issues.

Use this form to ask a judge to enforce or modify a divorce or custody judgment from another state.

Overview of ways to help a loved one with mental illness at risk of harming themselves.

Use this form to tell the state that your marriage should be annulled and the legal reasons you should be able to annul it.

Steps to put your child up for adoption by leaving them in a safe place such as a hospital or police station.

If your family member gives in-home care to another family member who is 60 or over, the caregiver cannot stop you from visiting without a good reason.

Explains under what circumstances you can be moved from your nursing home and how you will be told you are being moved.

The basics of human trafficking, how to identify it, and what to do if you or someone you know is a victim.

Explains how to report abuse of adults with disabilities to Adult Protective Services.

A webpage from the US Department of Justice about human trafficking prosecutions, relevant case law, and resources.

The basics of human trafficking, how to identify it, and how to work with survivors and those at risk.

Manual on product liability including negligence and warranty theories, parties, defenses, investigation, and more. 2023 edition

Manual on pre- and post-marital agreements including negotiating, drafting, estate and tax planning considerations, etc. 2022 edition.

Manual on domestic relations and juvenile law, including editable forms. 2023 Edition.

A lawyer resource on wrongful death and survival actions, covering the Illinois Wrongful Death Act, damages, conflicts of law, the Illinois Survival Statute, and family member liabilities, remedies, and immunities.