Many Illinois parents go through the trouble of obtaining a court-ordered custody arrangement, willingly or otherwise, only to face repeated violations from the other parent. When your co-parent disregards a custody order, it is not only frustrating for you, but it...
Month: January 2021
Establishing paternity or parentage for GLBTQ couples
In Illinois and other states, establishing parentage is an essential step to protecting parental rights. Most state laws and court rulings have primarily addressed heterosexual couples, and as such, most materials available to the public address paternity for...
Bird nesting may buy you some time to sell your home
Many divorcing couples choose to sell the family home and relocate to a different one. Then, if they have children, these couples shuttle the kids back and forth between separate residences. If your divorce is coming as a bit of surprise, however, you may have not had...
Can parallel parenting help us post-divorce?
In the majority of cases, most persons post-divorce would be happy to not see their ex-spouse ever again or at least not for a very long time. However, if you are raising children with your ex-spouse, this is not a possibility. It is probable that you and your...
