Working out a shared parenting time schedule can be difficult under the best of circumstances, but when long distances are involved, it becomes much more complex. The schedule of visitation should depend on the child’s...
Parents who serve in the military have the same rights as civilian parents when it comes to child custody disputes. When a parent is deployed, the other parent cannot use that time to strip them of their parental rights....
Divorce and other family law matters are rarely simple. When the matters at hand include disputes over child custody or visitation rights, it is important to keep the best interests of children in mind when determining h...
During a divorce, Illinois parents may have their own ideas about child custody arrangements, but the court is concerned with protecting the best interests of any minor children. This is done by identifying or crafting a...
It is the responsibility of Illinois parents to protect the best interests of their children both during the divorce process and upon agreement of a child custody order. This is particularly important when parents have a...
When you get a divorce, ending your relationship with your spouse doesn’t affect only you — it also affects your children. As much as you and your ex-spouse may both want to live with your children until they bec...
Divorce brings about significant changes for every member of the family, particularly the children. Even when Illinois parents work very hard to establish a parenting plan that suits the needs of the family and the best ...
Illinois legalized both medical and recreational marijuana on January 1, 2020. However, use of marijuana is still illegal on the federal level, and there is still a strong stigma against it in the family courts. When div...
In an ideal world, parents who are divorcing should be able to negotiate and come to an agreement regarding custody and visitation issues, and the well-being of the child should come first. Unfortunately, emotions and ma...
When parents divorce in Illinois, child support is determined by a formula that changed on July 1, 2017, when Public Act 99-764 amended the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act (IMDMA). Instead of the old me...
