When can I seek child support modification?
Child support is a topic that probably weighs on your mind as a single parent. If you receive support, you may need a larger amount because your child’s needs have changed. Conversely, you might pay support and need to lower your payments because you recently lost your job. Fortunately, asking an Illinois court to adjust […]
How can you make co-parenting easier?
More and more divorce experts these days push the importance of co-parenting whenever possible. This might pique concerns about how exactly you will tackle the prospect of raising a child with your ex-spouse when you are no longer together. While co-parenting may provide unique hurdles and seem difficult to attain or follow through on at […]
How can I pursue collection of unpaid child support?
Child support is an obligation. Every parent has a responsibility to provide financially for their child. While all parents should also provide emotionally for their children, the court can only mandate financial care. Once you have an order for child support, the other parent has a legal obligation to comply with that order. If he […]
How can you tell your child about your divorce?
Divorcing couples of all ages and backgrounds will likely face challenges when going through divorce. After all, it is a high-stress and difficult transition to make, often upsetting many other aspects of your life in the process. Parents like you struggle greatly since you have to factor your child’s well-being into the equation. One of […]
Post-divorce relationship-building with your children
A divorce can change your relationship with your children. When you and your ex share custody, it naturally means that you will spend less time with the kids. When you are together with them, your focus is likely on building a strong relationship in every possible way that you can. One thing you can do […]
Helping your child when an absent parent returns
Many circumstances can keep a parent away from a child. While these situations might be voluntary, there are times, such as military deployments, that aren’t. No matter what kept the parent away from the child, it is up to the parent who is with the child to help make the reintroduction of the absent parent […]