Parenting classes required by each county for cases involving children
- Winnebago & Boone County: Family Matters PACT https://www.familymatters-pact.com/PACTClass.html
- McHenry: Focus on the Kids https://www.mchenry.edu/focusonkids/
- DeKalb: https://www.fsadekalbcounty.org/kids-first
- Kane County: https://www.kids1stkanecounty.com/public/
Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS)
24 Hour Child Abuse Hotline: 800-252-2873
Remedies Renewing Lives (domestic violence shelter and counseling provider in Winnebago County): https://www.remediesrenewinglives.org/
Court House Websites:
- Winnebago County Circuit Clerk: https://www.cc.co.winnebago.il.us/
- McHenry: https://www.mchenrycountyil.gov/county-government/departments-a-i/circuit-clerk
- Boone: https://boonecircuitclerk.us/
- DeKalb: http://circuitclerk.org/
- Kane: http://cic.countyofkane.org/
- Stephenson: http://co.stephenson.il.us/circuitclerk/
Winnebago County Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children
(CASA): https://winnebagocountycasa.org/who-we-are/overview.html
Guardians ad litem and Mediator Lists
17th Circuit Court (Winnebago and Boone County) Lists for:
- Guardian Ad Litem and Child Representatives http://www.illinois17th.com/images/admin-backgrounds/GAL02232021.pdf
- Family Law Mediator http://www.illinois17th.com/images/Family_Mediators01122021.pdf
- Major Civil Mediators http://www.illinois17th.com/images/documents/mediator_list_2017.pdf
State approved forms for family cases:
- Financial affidavit: http://www.illinoiscourts.gov/forms/approved/divorce/financial_affidavit.asp
- Parenting plan: https://courts.illinois.gov/forms/approved/divorce/Divorce_with_Children_Parenting_Plan.pdf
- Orders of protection: http://www.illinoiscourts.gov/forms/approved/protective_orders/Order_of_Protection.asp
