Family & Safety

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

Learn more about the legal notification requirements when starting a new family law case, like divorce, parental responsibilities, or child support.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

In this video for service providers, learn more about the signs of human trafficking and how to help.

Learn how about safety planning for immigrant families. Find out what should be included, like emergency contacts, financial plans, and childcare plans, and what else to do to ensure your family's safety.

Manual on personal injury damages including physical and psychological injuries, pain and suffering, and more. 2024 edition