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Moving Children after a Divorce
After a divorce, it is common for a parent to want to move and start fresh. However, you cannot simply relocate a child out of Illinois without permission. Your ex-spouse may have custody rights that prevent you from moving your child out of Illinois. Therefore, it is not advisable to attempt to move your child without first seeking legal guidance. You do not want to violate the terms of your agreement and put your custody rights in jeopardy.
What Factors Are Considered in an Illinois Child Allocation Case?
Child custody discussions often turn into child custody battles. When negotiations between parents fall apart, it’s up to the courts to step in and make decisions. It is common for disputed issues regarding joint custody, sole custody, and visitation rights to be decided in Illinois courts.
What Matters Most in an Illinois Child Custody Case?
Going through a divorce is a highly emotional life event, especially when children are involved. Unfortunately, when both parents cannot reach an agreement regarding child custody, then litigation is often the only way to go. In Illinois, it’s important to remember that the courts will consider what is in the best interest of the child. The court will hear both sides of the custody case and evaluate the following factors:
Guardianship Versus Custody: What’s the Difference?
In some instances, when a parent cannot take care of a child, a person who is not the child’s parent can be granted legal guardianship of that child. While the duties and responsibilities of a guardian are, for all intents and purposes, the same as for a parent who has legal custody of a child, guardianship and custody are not the same in the eyes of the law.
Guardianship is much easier to attain and almost anyone can be appointed the guardian of a minor. While a guardian is usually a relative, he or she does not have to be related to the child.
Being a Part-Time Parent in a Full-Time Way
According to Marie Hartwell-Walker, Ed.D, family therapist and licensed psychologist, many professionals and parents alike hate the word “visiting” as it often is applied to the non-custodial parent. Accepting being referred to as the “visiting” parent is like accepting that parenting is no longer a shared responsibility after divorce. In the past, being given “visitation” with your children meant every other weekend and some holidays. That arrangement has been undergoing change during the last 20 years or so.
Court-Ordered Parenting Classes Now Available Online in Cook County
As an experienced child custody attorney in Chicago, Jeffrey Knipmeyer knows how difficult going through divorce can be for parent and child. Fortunately, Illinois law has provisions to help parents and children through the process.
Trick or Treat? How to Be Fair to Your Kids and Your Ex
In the first post of our “Trick or Treat?” blog series, Nottage and Ward LLP discussed the issues surrounding spending Halloween with your kids after divorce. We will continue that discussion in this blog, specifically providing some tips and potential solutions for how you and your family can have an enjoyable Halloween even if you didn’t previously come to an agreement in the terms of your child custody arrangement.
Trick or Treat? Spending Halloween with Your Kids after Divorce
It’s that time of year again. October has arrived, and with it is the start of the fall and winter holidays. Halloween kicks off the season, but this isn’t necessarily good news for recently divorced families. Family law attorney Leslie Fineberg and the legal team at Nottage and Ward recognize that the fall and winter holidays are typically the most difficult time of year for divorced families, which is why we have dedicated this three-part “Trick or Treat?” blog series to helping divorcing and already divorced families get through Halloween.
The Distinction Between Joint Custody and Sole Custody in Illinois
Divorce can be a messy business, especially when there are children involved, but understanding what you want as the terms of your divorce settlement, including the child custody arrangement, can make a big difference in how your divorce proceeds. As far as child custody is concerned, you should be aware of the following definitions: legal custody vs. physical custody and joint custody vs. sole custody.
When to Worry About Changes in Child Behavior After Divorce: Part 2
In the first post of our two-part blog series on child behavior changes after divorce, our family law attorneys at Nottage and Ward discussed the behavioral changes that may occur in children up to five-years-old, or pre-school age. In the final post of this series, we will be continuing our timeline and discussing the behavioral changes that may occur in elementary through high-school aged children and when those behaviors may signify the need to seek further help for your children.
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