Home > Veterans Federal, Illinois v. Iroquois County

Veterans Federal, Illinois v. Iroquois County

by Open-Publishing - Saturday 21 October 2006
1 comment

Wars and conflicts Justice USA

Illinois Iroquois County Circuit Court wants to send disabled Vietnam veteran, former Watseka resident, Ron Ehlers to jail for contempt. For failing payment of yet another, recently signed court ordered $15,000. Case # 97 D 73. This despite Mr. Ehlers completing his original court ordered 55 month alimony payment of Veterans’ Administration compensation. All the while, being unaware, that payment of a Veterans’ Administration disability compensation is not only against Federal law (38 USC 5301), but Illinois case law precedent, Wojcik v. Wojcik (No. 03-D-2709) Dupage County, Illinois. Mr. Ehlers, following Illinois case law, federal law, has completed his court ordered obligation, will not comply.

==============

Ron Ehlers while on patrol in Vietnam took the majority of 30 caliber bullets and a grenade in both legs. He was operated on again recently, during his contempt of court hearing Oct. 12th, 2006. Therefore, even if he could, he would not attend. His lawyer, also unaware of federal law, or Wojcik, having just recently received information for his defense, offered no argument. But it was Vietnam veteran Ron Ehlers, through his military service, had defended her. The judge, taking his medical condition into consideration, re-scheduled for December.

================

Mr. Ehlers, for several years has established his home in Missouri. Do veterans’ want to see a Vietnam veteran, who not only obeyed his duty to his country, followed the law, complied, and completed his court ordered obligation, go to jail?

==================

Veterans’ need to know. Ask Chief Judge Clark E. Erickson (cerickson@k3county.net) Iroquois County 21st Judicial Circuit Court, 450 E. Court St., Room 109, Kankakee, Illinois, 60901, "Re: Ehlers v. Ehlers, which law is it going to be, Federal, Illinois law, or Iroquois County law?"

==================

When, as it concerns our veterans, and those veterans just returning, is enough, enough?

Forum posts

  • A disabled veteran pays,...... and pays,......and pays.
    ==
    Ron Ehlers, in his divorce action, received a suggestion from his attorney, "I do have a female attorney in Illinois who said she would be willing to help me if I can show her proof of certain divorce cases where the disabled vet won and the ex was not allowed our disability money."
    ==
    Bingo! My letter to Iroquois County Circuit Court Judge Schmidt stated Illinois case law, Wojcik v. Wojcik, as well as federal law. Ron Ehler’s lawyer received a copy of the letter from Judge Schmidt. After which she writes Ron, "My initial research finds that despite what federal law states, the trial court may properly treat a veterans’ present and future disability benefits as income in determining your obligation to pay alimony or maintenance." Illinois case law Wojcik v. Wojcik, this was not good enough. Wojcik cited Hisquierdo, Railroad Retirement Act, Crook, Social Security Act, Uniformed Services Former Spouses’ Protection Act (USFSPA), these were not convincing for a young lawyer from Iroquois County Illinois. Nor was it important enough to bring it to the attention of the judge at Ron Ehler’s recent contempt of court hearing.
    ==
    Now, what good lawyer’s do, in a letter to Ron Ehlers, is cite exactly what was found in this initial research. But you see, although having this secret information, to see it there would have been another hourly charge.
    ==