by Russell D. Knight | Apr 17, 2019 | Allocation of Parenting Time, child custody, Child Support, Divorce, Family Law, Paternity
Divorces are difficult wherever they are. An Illinois divorce with a child or with children is even more difficult. I often tell clients who have no children or have grown children, “your divorce is automatically 75% easier than the average divorce with a child.” Is...
by Russell D. Knight | Oct 13, 2018 | Allocation of Parenting Time, child custody, Cook County Law, Divorce, Family Law
As you approach a Cook County Domestic Relations Courtroom you’ll notice a numbered list hung beside the courtroom door. That list will contain your case number, your name, your spouse’s name, and the names of a hundred other people whose cases are before the judge...
by Russell D. Knight | Aug 12, 2018 | child custody, Cook County Law, Divorce, Family Law, Illinois Law, Parenting Time
Taking your children outside of the country after a Chicago, Illinois divorce is a big step. When you travel abroad with your children, you are taking your children outside of the jurisdiction of the court that entered your divorce decree, Cook County, Illinois. In...
by Russell D. Knight | May 1, 2018 | child custody, Child Support, Family Law, Illinois Law
In Chicago, Illinois, the general rule is that courts have the exclusive authority to modify child support and are not bound by the parties’ agreements concerning child support. Blisset v. Blisset, 123 Ill. 2d 161, 167 (1988). In Blisset, Illinois’ supreme court held...
by Russell D. Knight | Dec 31, 2017 | Allocation of Parenting Time, child custody, Parenting Time
Grandparents rights in Illinois. It certainly sounds like it should be a thing…but it really isn’t in most circumstances. For years Illinois had a “grandparents’ rights” statute in the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution Act. Then in 2002, Wickham vs....
by Russell D. Knight | Dec 26, 2017 | Allocation of Parenting Time, child custody, Illinois Law
What Is Sole Custody? 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...
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