In a divorce or child custody proceeding, the Court determines what legal rights a non-custodial parent will have. Although deciding child custody can be extremely difficult for parents, Illinois law has specific guideli... Read more
Divorce resulting in joint custody can be challenging in the best of times. But handling joint custody arrangements in the COVID-19 pandemic can be a nightmare for families. Most often, both parents want to ensure that t... Read more
The United States imprisons more people than any other country, and many of those incarcerated are parents who wind up losing their children. According to the Marshall Project, more than half of the 2.2 million people in... Read more
Illinois fathers are not getting enough time with their children. Although, officially, fathers are supposed to have more rights today than they had years ago when mothers were almost always granted primary custody of ... Read more
In an ideal world, parents who are divorcing should be able to negotiate and come to an agreement as to custody and visitation issues, and the well-being of the child should come first. Unfortunately, this does not alw... Read more
What do you do about custody and visitation when one divorced parent wants to relocate to another state? If the move involves a large distance, it can create major disruptions in the child’s life and the ability to spe... Read more
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. When parents live far away from each other, the child l... Read more
Having a parent in jail is a traumatic experience that affect’s a child’s mental health, social behavior, education, and prospects for a good and happy life. Often, these children wind up acting out in school, blami... Read more
What’s in a name? When it comes to child custody, terminology can make a vast difference in how a parent is viewed by the child, the spouse, and society at large. When the courts say that one parent has “custody”... Read more
Child custody disputes are devastating for divorcing spouses and their children. If you are fighting and having trouble coming to an agreement with your divorcing spouse, the courts may appoint a “guardian ad litem... Read more
