child custody
In today’s society, children are not left alone. Kids just aren’t trusted to be on their own. The concern is rarely the children themselves but outside threats, perceived or real. Still, it is impractical to think that a parent will…
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The Illinois Department of Child and Family Services (DCFS) is a non-law enforcement agency with investigative powers. Specifically, DCFS, is required to investigate any reports of child abuse or neglect in the state of Illinois. In the early days of…
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Every divorce or custody order typically includes a line saying “pursuant to this state’s laws.” People don’t live in one state forever. What happens when a party to a divorce or custody action moves and they need to enforce the…
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Illinois divorce and family judges decide almost everything related to the children in a divorce or parentage matter based on what is in the children’s best interests. What exactly does “Best Interest Of The Child” mean in an Illinois divorce…
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There are lots of kinds of custody in Illinois. Sole custody implies that the child or children spend all of their time with one parent and the other parent has no say in how the child or children are raised. …
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Before a child is in kindergarten, they love you completely no matter what you’ve done. The child will barely even know you’re divorced or separated from the other parent. It’s a very special time to be a parent but most…
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A family is not just a mom, a dad and a kid. There are usually other kids. A child’s relationship to his or her siblings is a close bond that’s worth preserving. But, sometimes those siblings don’t live with mom…
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A custody dispute can be scary. One parent is literally trying to keep the child away from the other parent. There is a whole system for deciding which parent will have the child at what time but what happens when…
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Smoking cigarettes is less and less common today…but 15% of Illinois’ population still smokes cigarettes, pipes, cigars and other forms of tobacco. No one wants their kids to smoke cigarettes or even be exposed to secondhand smoke but people who…
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The family law and divorce system in Illinois was written and promulgated imagining reasonable, rational parties unwinding their lives in a logical manner. We all get emotional during a break up and the family law system is set up to…
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