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What should I do if I’ve been arrested in Illinois? – Pioletti Pioletti & Nichols
Posted on July 7th, 2025 by PIOLETTI PIOLETTI & NICHOLS
This transcription was AI generated Transcription: 00:00:04 The first thing you should do if you’ve been arrested in Illinois is call our office, Pileleti, Pillet, and Nichols. Ask for one of our expert attorneys who understand the process, who know the judges, experience in dealing with the state’s attorneys in your county. Sometimes the most […]
What exactly does a prenup cover? (And what can’t it do?) – Pioletti Pioletti & Nichols
Posted on July 7th, 2025 by PIOLETTI PIOLETTI & NICHOLS
This transcription was AI generated Transcription: 00:00:04 When drafting a prenup, it’s essentially a contract between two consenting adults, and almost everything is on the table as long as it’s not unconscionable, unethical, or not proper under the law. Many prenuptual agreements or premarital contracts will focus on whether or not a spouse upon legal […]
How do I get out of custody once I’ve been arrested in Illinois? – Pioletti Pioletti & Nichols
Posted on July 7th, 2025 by PIOLETTI PIOLETTI & NICHOLS
This transcription was AI generated Transcription: 00:04 illinois there’s been a lot of changes specifically um since September of 2023 in which we’ve no longer called the court that allows you to get out of custody bond court We call it PFA court or pre-trial fairness act court This is a significant change in Illinois […]
Can my criminal record be expunged or sealed? – Pioletti Pioletti & Nichols
Posted on July 7th, 2025 by PIOLETTI PIOLETTI & NICHOLS
This transcription was AI generated Transcription: 00:04 the great thing about Illinois is that they offer lots of options relative to a petition to expune or seal your criminal record Expuning a criminal record is almost like it never existed It’s destroyed When you file a petition to expune the state police records unit 00:22 […]
What should I do if I’ve been arrested in Illinois? – Pioletti Pioletti & Nichols
Posted on June 9th, 2025 by PIOLETTI PIOLETTI & NICHOLS
This transcription was AI generated Transcription: 00:00:04 The first thing you should do if you’ve been arrested in Illinois is call our office, Pileleti, Pillet, and Nichols. Ask for one of our expert attorneys who understand the process, who know the judges, experience in dealing with the state’s attorneys in your county. Sometimes the […]
What exactly does a prenup cover? (And what can’t it do?) – Pioletti Pioletti & Nichols
Posted on June 9th, 2025 by PIOLETTI PIOLETTI & NICHOLS
This transcription was AI generated Transcription: 00:00:04 When drafting a prenup, it’s essentially a contract between two consenting adults, and almost everything is on the table as long as it’s not unconscionable, unethical, or not proper under the law. Many prenuptual agreements or premarital contracts will focus on whether or not a spouse upon […]
How is child support calculated in Illinois? – Pioletti Pioletti & Nichols
Posted on May 22nd, 2025 by PIOLETTI PIOLETTI & NICHOLS
This Transcript was auto-populated Transcript: 00:00:04 Child support in the state of Illinois is calculated per statute under what’s called the income shares model. What they do or what a judge is assigned to do if a case would come before them is put a calculation together that would factor in each party’s gross […]
Will I have to pay (or receive) spousal support? – Pioletti Pioletti & Nichols
Posted on May 22nd, 2025 by PIOLETTI PIOLETTI & NICHOLS
This Transcript was auto-populated Transcript: 00:00:04 The calculation to determine if you are to receive what they call maintenance in the state of Illinois, what they used to call alimony, is primarily based on the duration of the marriage and what each spouse makes. So, if you have a situation where you have a […]
Can a bankruptcy get rid of student loan? – Pioletti Pioletti & Nichols
Posted on May 19th, 2025 by PIOLETTI PIOLETTI & NICHOLS
This Transcript was auto-populated Transcript: 00:00:01 in a bankruptcy get rid of student loans? Uh, unfortunately, the answer to that is no for a vast majority of people, unless you can show what’s called an undue hardship, which is a legal term, and it doesn’t apply to very many people, a very small percentage […]
Can a bankruptcy stop a foreclosure? – Pioletti Pioletti & Nichols
Posted on May 19th, 2025 by PIOLETTI PIOLETTI & NICHOLS
This Transcript was auto-populated Transcript: 00:00:01 Can a bankruptcy stop a foreclosure? And the answer to that is absolutely. A bankruptcy once it is filed puts in place the automatic stay as long as you file the bankruptcy before the sale date that would be set at the very end of a foreclosure. So […]