Child Custody

People generally prefer to have direct, black-and-white answers when they have questions about divorce, but family law just doesn't work like that. Particularly when there are children in a family, there are so many variables that predicting the exact outcome of...

Exercising parenting time after divorce or separation can present a number of challenges, even if you and the other parent get along. One such challenge is the potential for conflict and heated emotions that can arise during parenting time exchanges. However, there...

You always want to maintain a strong relationship with your child. As a result, determining a parenting arrangement can be a particularly stressful aspect of divorce. Significant decision making (formerly called custody) and parenting time (formerly called visitation)...

Every state treats grandparent visitation differently. In Illinois, grandparents do not have an automatic right to visit their grandchildren when their grandchild’s parents are divorced or separated. In fact, the bar for a grandparent to seek and get visitation is...

When Chicago parents split up, they must work out an allocation of parental responsibilities. Actually, they have to deal with two forms of custody: physical and legal. Physical custody, or parenting time as it's known in Illinois, is what most of us think about when...

In any family law matter, child-related issues can quickly become contentious. Ideally, parents will work together to create a parenting plan that works best for their family. However, in many cases, parents are not able to resolve differences about parenting matters...

If you and your partner have children and are separating, you may assume that a court would prefer that the children remain with their mother. Certainly in the past, there was a legal presumption in favor of mothers. Today, it’s much more common for both parents to...

Living in the same house as a narcissist is unbearable mainly because of their self-centered, manipulative ways. The issues you have with them are only likely to become magnified as you sit down to work out a settlement in your divorce. This is especially the case if...

Every child custody case and every family is different, but one thing always remains the same: The court is most focused on the health and welfare of the children, above all. When deciding custody issues, the court must consider the best interests of the children....