CourtDocket

Learn how child support works when a child goes to college, from when regular support ends to court-ordered education costs and financial aid impacts.

Learn what a civil defense attorney does when a lawsuit is filed, from the initial response and discovery through motions, settlement, trial, and the costs involved.

Learn what happens if you can't pay a civil lawsuit judgment, from what creditors can and can't reach to the options you have for resolving the debt.

Learn how school district liability works, from the duty owed to students and negligence or federal claims to immunity, deadlines, and recovery.

Learn how CPS can take your child without a court order, from emergency rules and your rights at the door to the hearings and appeals that follow.

Learn how to sue a dentist for a bad root canal, from proving negligence and informed consent issues to recovering damages and meeting filing deadlines.

Learn how a resisting arrest charge works, from the conduct that qualifies and the penalties involved to the defenses that can challenge the case.

Learn how a public safety assessment shapes pretrial release, from how scores are built to the conditions they trigger and ways to challenge the result.

Learn how courts decide when character evidence is admissible, from the propensity ban to the main exceptions, special cases, and credibility uses.