What considerations impact custody decisions in Illinois?
The family courts in Illinois try to take a holistic approach to decisions about the custody of children between unmarried or divorcing parents. In fact, the courts don’t typically use the term “custody” anymore, preferring instead to refer to the “allocation of parental rights and responsibilities.” Your parental rights include the right to have a […]
Co-parenting doesn’t have to be difficult
It is common to have concerns about the future, such as how you’ll raise your children together post-divorce. Co-parenting can challenge you in many aspects, but you shouldn’t back down. Below you will find advice that you can follow to maintain a positive and healthy relationship with your children. Co-parenting has the potential to challenge […]
Co-parenting doesn’t have to be difficult
It is common to have concerns about the future, such as how you’ll raise your children together post-divorce. Co-parenting can challenge you in many aspects, but you shouldn’t back down. Below you will find advice that you can follow to maintain a positive and healthy relationship with your children. Co-parenting has the potential to challenge […]
What factors do Illinois courts consider in custody cases?
As this blog has discussed previously, whenever an Illinois court is deciding how to allocate parental responsibilities, the paramount concern will be what is in the child’s best interests. In order to determine a child’s best interests, a court will look to a number of factors which are prescribed under Illinois law. How these factors […]
Best interest of the child: know it, live it, (learn to) love it.
It is easy to lose sight of the big picture in the midst of a separation or divorce. Raw feelings of anger, disappointment, and sadness can leave men and women itching for a fight and taking every opportunity to talk about what a poor spouse their ex was during the course of their marriage. Sometimes […]