by Attorney Eric D. Puryear Below is a listing of the judges for the Iowa District 7, which includes Scott County, Clinton County, Cedar County, Jackson County, and Muscatine County:
by Attorney Eric D. Puryear Below is a listing of judges for the Illinois 14th Judicial Circuit, which includes Carroll County, Joe Daviess County, Lee County, Ogle County, and Stephenson County
by Attorney Eric D. Puryear Below is the contact information for the Circuit Court Clerks of each Illinois county:
by Attorney Eric D. Puryear Below is a listing of judges for the Illinois 14th Judicial Circuit, which includes Rock Island County, Henry County, Mercer County, and Whiteside County
by Attorney Eric D. Puryear In 1961, the State of Illinois revamped it criminal laws, eliminating the crime of “rape.” In place of “rape,” a variety of new crimes were created, including “criminal sexual assault.” Under Illinois law (720 ILCS 5/12‑13) the crime of criminal sexual assault is committed when a person does any of the
by Attorney Eric D. Puryear by Attorney Eric D. Puryear by Attorney Eric D. Puryear by Attorney Eric D. Puryear In Illinois, the crime of battery is defined by
by Attorney Eric D. Puryear by Attorney Eric D. Puryear by Attorney Eric D. Puryear by Attorney Eric D. Puryear In the State of Illinois, it is a crime for a person to use another person’s identification to obtain goods,
by Attorney Eric D. Puryear In the State of Illinois, the crime of Assault is defined by law (720 ILCS 5/12 et seq.) to be conduct that “without lawful authority . . . places another in reasonable apprehension of receiving a battery
by Attorney Eric D. Puryear by Attorney Eric D. Puryear by Attorney Eric D. Puryear by Attorney Eric D. Puryear When an Iowa court grants a divorce, annulment, or separate maintenance, it may order either or both parents to pay a “reasonable and necessary” amount towards the support and maintenance of a child. The court is required to consider the responsibility of both parents to provide for the minor child’s needs and welfare. The child support payments are
by Attorney Eric D. Puryear In a variety of situations – such as the end of a marriage or when unmarried parents cannot agree as to the sharing of child-related expenses – the “non-custodial” parent (the parent with whom the child does not live) may be ordered by an Illinois court to pay a certain amount as child support.
by Attorney Eric D. Puryear An order of protection, also sometimes informally called a “restraining order,” is a court order that is intended to stop domestic violence, harassment, intimidation of a dependent, or interference with personal liberty. Men, women, and children can seek an order of protection in Iowa. The law surrounding orders or protection can be complex, so I always recommend that those seeking an order of protection – or those defending themselves against a wrongfully filed Protective Order –