Parenting time
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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The right to see your children is fundamental to the entire Illinois family law system. That being said, some parents just don’t feel their children are safe when the children are with the other parent. How can we balance the…
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Our culture is full of references to different types of child custody; sole custody, joint custody. legal custody, physical custody among others. In Illinois is child custody really something that you can fit into a box and label so cleanly?…
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In an Illinois divorce, you can lose a lot. You can lose your assets and you can lose time with your kids. In the end, you can make more money but you can’t get back time with your kids. For…
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The right to have custody of your children, to visit your children or spend time with your children is a parent’s right and no one else’s. This concept is the cornerstone for allocating parenting time in Illinois. Ideally, if you’re…
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A divorcing couple is inherently in a state of disagreement. When the parties have children, the disputes between the couple can bleed into the temporary parenting arrangement. Sometimes the dispute is so severe that the parents cannot even communicate in…
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This is the 18th edition of “Parenting Alone in Chicago.” A series of articles I publish that help provide ideas and details for single parents when they exercise their parenting time after a divorce or separation. Sometimes, when looking for…
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The holidays are a hectic time. Divorce with a child only makes the holidays more hectic. How do the holidays work during and after a Chicago, Illinois divorce? The Parenting Plan When two parents are no longer living together, they…
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This is number 13 in my series of things to do with kids if and when you’re parenting alone. Whether you are divorced, separated or just alone for the day with the kids, I hope these posts can be a…
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Alcoholic parents make divorce and parenting time extremely challenging. 30% of American adults don’t drink at all. Another 30% have less than one drink a week. The top 10% of drinking Americans drink an average of 73.85 drinks a week.…
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