Cannot answer completely without knowing the state iof residence. As a GENERAL RULE - a minor cannot unilaterally decide which parent to live with if their custody has been awarded by the court.
no
Mother files motion for custody
If this is court ordered.
For example, a Stanford study of 1,000 divorced couples selected at random found that divorcing mothers were awarded sole custody four times as often as divorcing fathers in contested custody cases. A study of all divorce-custody decrees in Arlington County, Virginia over an 18 month period found that no father was given sole or even joint custody unless the mother agreed to it. According to Frank Bishop, the former director of the Virginia Division of Child Support Enforcement, almost 95% of custody cases in Virginia were won by mothers.
Provided it does not interfere with the scheduled access rights of the other parent.
Illinois laws show no statute of limitations on collections form a divorce. The rules are different when agreements of child custody are involved.
No, a stepfather will not have visitation rights to his stepson after a divorce. The mother can always allow the stepfather to visit if she wants.
In a divorce, the other spouse has to be notified of the motion for divorce, and they also have to be notified of your intention to sue for custody fo the children. So, no, it's not possible to be granted a divorce or custody of the children without the other spouse being notifiied of the intent.
Yes he may. Whether or not such a motion would be granted depends on the laws in your state or country and whether or not the principle of in loco parentis is recognized and established.
The parents have assumed joint custody.
You aren't married to your stepfather, your mother is, so there would be no reason to divorce him. And if your mother divorces him, then you are no longer related to him, and don't have to have anything else to do with him.
You divorce and get custody over your kids or just get full custody!
stepfather
no
It states that the wife cannot now be pregnant by the husband, if you look under the Illinois Simplified Divorce Procedures.
He/she can't. Only the parents can change custody.
Yes, your husband can file for a divorce in Illinois if you are pregnant.