This is the third in my series about places to go when you have the kids in Chicago for the weekend, the day or just the afternoon. There’s lots to do in Chicago but not a lot do with kids. Hopefully, these articles will help you find a place to enjoy your quality time with…
Before you walk into a Cook County Domestic Relations Courtroom you will see a list outside the courtroom. That list will have your name, your spouse’s name, and the names of a hundred other people that the judge will address that day. Your divorce or paternity case is your entire life! How is the judge…
For years Illinois had a “grandparents’ rights” statute in the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution Act. Then in 2002, Wickham vs. Byrne, 769 N.E.2d 1 (2002) was decided in the Illinois Supreme Court holding that the grandparents’ rights portion of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution Act was unconstitutional. Then in 2016, the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution…
In Illinois, the only law regarding telephone or electronic contact with children is the requirement that “provisions for communications, including electronic communications, with the child during the other parent’s parenting time,” 750 ILCS 602.10(e)(11), be included in the Parenting plan. There is, however, a longstanding tradition that whichever parent is not with the children that day…
In Illinois, sole allocation of parental responsibilities (formerly known as “sole custody”) allows a parent to be solely responsible for making decisions for a minor child. Statutorily, these decisions are broken down into four different areas, namely: Education, Religion, Medical, and Extra Curricular Activities. Generally, the parent who is allocated sole responsibility over these areas…
