If it has been 30 days or less, you can get rid of ("vacate") a default judgment by filing a motion. This is a written request to the judge asking them to throw out the judgment. You will have to send a copy of the motion to the other party in the case, and then show up in court for a hearing.
An appeal asks a higher court to change the decision made by a lower court. A Motion to Vacate asks the same court to cancel its decision, as if the case never happened.
Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, Domestic Relations Proceedings, Rule 13.4 - Pre-Trial Phase. The rule orders each case in which child custody or visitation is contested to be directed to mediation and authorizes referral to mediation for matters involving removal.
A default judgment of divorce can be granted if not all parties appear in court or respond to the petition for divorce. For varying reasons, people may not respond at all or within the allowed timeframes to divorce petitions, delaying the ability of filers to achieve resolutions and move forward.
Rule 13.3 - Filing, Service and Assignment (a)Filing, Required Documents (i) Pre-Judgment Cases - All pre-judgment Domestic Relations cases shall be commenced by filing with the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County a praecipe, petition or other pleading conforming to Illinois statutes and court rules, accompanied ...
All dates set for the disclosure of witnesses, including rebuttal witnesses, and the completion of discovery shall be chosen to ensure that discovery will be completed not later than 60 days before the date on which the trial comt reasonably anticipates that trial will commence, unless otherwise agreed by the parties.
CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER – CATEGORY 1 CASES The intent of this order is for the parties to complete all discovery and for the court to rule on all dispositive motions within 15 months following the filing of the complaint. This order does not alter the application of Illinois Supreme Court Rule 218 – the 60-day rule.