Ukrainian Village Divorce & Family Law Attorney

Where Ukrainian Village family cases are heard

Ukrainian Village family-law cases are heard in the Domestic Relations Division, Circuit Court of Cook County at the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St., Chicago, IL 60602. The division phone is (312) 603-3025. The clerk's Domestic Relations office is Room 802, and the clerk phone is (312) 603-6441. The Presiding judge's courtroom is 1905.

If you are starting a divorce, the basic county and residency rules matter before you file. 750 ILCS 5/104 addresses venue: the county where either party resides. 750 ILCS 5/401 requires 90-day Illinois residency or military presence before a judgment of dissolution. If you live in Ukrainian Village and your case belongs in Cook County, the downtown court location is the practical place to plan around.

The City of Chicago's CTA L stops dataset lists no L station inside the Ukrainian Village boundary. The nearest L station listed in the fact sheet is Damen on the Blue Line, 0.8 miles from the neighborhood center. For the Richard J. Daley Center, the downtown L stations listed in the fact sheet include Clark/Lake on the Blue, Brown, Green, Orange, Pink, and Purple lines; Lake on the Red line; Monroe on the Blue and Red lines; State/Lake on the Brown, Green, Orange, Pink, and Purple lines; Washington on the Blue line; Washington/Wabash on the Brown, Green, Orange, Pink, and Purple lines; and Washington/Wells on the Brown, Orange, Pink, and Purple lines. No travel times are provided.

For this week, confirm the court date, courtroom information on your notice, and whether you need to speak with the clerk or the Domestic Relations Division before going downtown. If you are filing or responding, keep a copy of every filed document, every court notice, and any order already entered. If your issue involves parenting time, support, maintenance, property, or enforcement, organize the documents by topic before a call with counsel.

Orders of protection and police reports

Domestic violence orders of protection for Chicago residents are heard at the Domestic Violence Courthouse (Domestic Violence Division, Circuit Court of Cook County), 555 W. Harrison St., Chicago, IL 60607. The phone number is (312) 325-9000. In-person hours are Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; remote court is Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Emergency orders of protection are heard remotely by Zoom Monday-Friday 9 p.m. - 3 a.m. and Saturday-Sunday 1 p.m. - 6 p.m. Requests go through the Illinois Legal Aid Online website, and advocates are reachable through the Illinois Domestic Violence Hotline (877) 863-6338. If you are in immediate danger, use emergency services first; this page is about court and legal planning.

The Illinois Domestic Violence Act remedies are addressed in 750 ILCS 60/214. Emergency orders of protection without prior notice are addressed in 750 ILCS 60/217. If you are preparing for a petition, write down dates, locations, witnesses, messages, account access issues, and any prior police reports. Do not assume that a family case at the Richard J. Daley Center means the order of protection filing happens there; for Chicago residents, the Domestic Violence Courthouse is the stated location for domestic violence orders of protection.

The police station listed for Ukrainian Village is District 14, Shakespeare, 2150 N California Ave, Chicago, IL 60647, 1.6 miles from the neighborhood center. Any Chicago police station can take a report; the station listed is the district station nearest the neighborhood's center per the City of Chicago Police Stations dataset.

The fact sheet also notes that stalking no contact order cases filed within Chicago move to the First Municipal District at the Daley Center on September 21, 2026. If your concern is stalking no contact rather than a domestic violence order of protection, ask where that specific filing belongs before you go.

What Cook County requires of parents

If your case involves children, expect court requirements in addition to filing papers. Cook County uses Focus on Children for litigating parents in dissolution and parentage cases. Its basis is 750 ILCS 5/404.1 and Illinois Supreme Court Rule 924. The program is a four-hour in-person class, with Spanish sessions twice a month and interpreters by arrangement. The online alternative is Children In Between Online. The cost is $50 unless waived by the judge. Registration is through Family Court Services at (312) 603-1540 or DRD.family@cookcountyil.gov with a copy of the court order.

Family Court Services is at 69 W. Washington St., Suite 1000, Chicago, IL 60602, and the phone number is (312) 603-1540. Its services include parent education, mediation, evaluations, emergency intervention, and children's support groups. If the court order tells you to contact Family Court Services, do that promptly and keep proof of registration or completion.

Mediation is mandatory for initial allocation of parental responsibilities, modification of allocation, relocation, and non-parent visitation. Mediation can also be discretionary for financial and discovery disputes. For child-related disputes, Family Court Services provides mediation when the parties cannot agree on a mediator; otherwise the providers are court-certified or agreed private mediators. The mediation contact number is (312) 603-1540.

Several statutes often frame parent cases. 750 ILCS 5/602.5 addresses allocation of significant decision-making responsibilities. 750 ILCS 5/602.7 addresses allocation of parenting time. 750 ILCS 5/602.10 states that a parenting plan is due within 120 days after service or filing. 750 ILCS 5/603.5 addresses temporary allocation of parental responsibilities. 750 ILCS 5/603.10 addresses restriction of parental responsibilities on serious endangerment. 750 ILCS 5/609.2 addresses relocation, including more than 25 miles from Cook/DuPage/Kane/Lake/McHenry/Will, 50 miles elsewhere, and 25 miles out of state.

Support and property issues may move on a separate track from parenting issues. 750 ILCS 5/505 addresses child support using income shares. 750 ILCS 5/504 addresses maintenance, including the guideline formula under 504(b-1). 750 ILCS 5/503 addresses disposition of property. 750 ILCS 5/501 addresses temporary relief, including temporary support and exclusive possession of the marital residence under 501(c-2). 750 ILCS 5/510 addresses modification of support and of allocation judgments.

Legal aid, advocacy, and community context

Several organizations listed in the fact sheet serve Chicago or Cook County residents and may be relevant if you need legal information, advocacy, or a safety plan. Legal Aid Chicago can be reached at (312) 341-1070. The CARPLS legal aid hotline can be reached at (312) 738-9200. The Legal Aid Society of Metropolitan Family Services has an intake line at (312) 986-4105; its address is 101 N. Wacker Dr., Suite 1700, Chicago, IL 60606, and the listed practice group is Safety & Family. Greater Chicago Legal Clinic can be reached at (312) 726-2938; its address is 17 N. State St., Suite 1710, Chicago, IL 60602, and the fact sheet lists 24-hour intake, divorce judgments, parenting plans, orders of protection, and some services free, others sliding scale.

Domestic violence advocacy resources include Between Friends, with a 24-hour crisis line at (800) 603-4357. Its listed services include court advocacy: explain rights and options, help with paperwork, accompany to court, and orders of protection. The Illinois Domestic Violence Hotline (Chicagoland help line) is (877) 863-6338. Connections for Abused Women and their Children (CAWC) is listed nearby at 1116 N. Kedzie Ave., Chicago, IL 60651; its hotline is (773) 278-4566, and its listed services include a 24-hour hotline, shelter, court advocacy, and bilingual Spanish/English Humboldt Park outreach.

For a general picture of the area, Ukrainian Village is within the West Town community area for the American Community Survey 5-year figures published by the City of Chicago. In 2023, West Town had a total population of 86453 and 11308 residents under 18. These figures are context for court planning and public data; they do not predict what will happen in your case.

If you contact a legal-aid or advocacy organization, write down the date, the phone number used, and the next step they give you. If you later speak with private counsel, that record helps avoid repeating the same intake history and helps identify urgent court dates, safety concerns, and documents already filed.

Working with Jonathan D. Steele

Jonathan D. Steele is a Chicago divorce and family-law attorney at Beermann LLP. The office is at 161 N. Clark St., Suite 3000, Chicago, IL 60601, and the phone number is (312) 621-4394. The practice focuses on divorce, allocation of parental responsibilities and parenting time, child support and maintenance, orders of protection, and post-decree enforcement.

Prospects start with a short online form. The office runs a conflict check and calls back, and a 15-minute screening call can be booked online. Use that first contact to identify the case type, the next court date, whether anything has been filed, and whether there is an order already in place.

Before the callback, gather the papers that let an attorney understand the immediate problem. For a divorce, that may include the petition, summons, financial records, and any temporary order. For a parenting dispute, gather the parenting plan, messages about exchanges, school or medical decision records, and any Family Court Services order. For support or maintenance, gather income records and the current order. For an order of protection, gather the petition, order, police report information, messages, photos, and hearing notice.

Jonathan D. Steele has particular experience in cases that turn on financial records and digital evidence, including concealed assets and crypto, message and parenting-app records, spyware and account intrusions. His cybersecurity credentials include CompTIA Security+, ISC2 CC, and EC-Council CEH. If your case involves account access, device access, or digital records, do not change or delete records before getting legal advice. Preserve what you have, keep notes about where it came from, and avoid using accounts you believe may be compromised.