Parenting time
Being apart from one’s children is the worst part of a divorce. Thankfully, modern technology allows for regular phone calls, FaceTime and Zoom between parents and children during the other parent’s parenting time. When is this electronic or virtual parenting…
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When people get divorced they move on. Some parents really move on…to other states. When a parent chooses to move to another state during or after the divorce, they’ll need to make a parenting time schedule and parental decision-making order…
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A child needs both parents in their life. If one parent has a drug problem or a personality disorder, it may be in the child’s best interest that they have limited or no contact whatsoever with the offending parent. Normally…
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Being a parent isn’t easy but there are some pretty low bars for minimum standards as a parent in Illinois. First and foremost: keep your children safe. In fact, it’s a crime to put your children in danger in Illinois.…
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Holidays are special times but they’re even more special with kids. After a break up or a divorce it’s important for both the parents and the kids to know where they’ll be spending which holiday. So, what are the parent-time…
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Divorce is difficult. Divorce is even more difficult when the parties to divorce have children. In theory, parents should be able to look past the issue of their divorce in order to remain partners in parenting. For lots of parents,…
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Illinois divorce and family courts have a lot of power…in Illinois. Once a parent or child is outside of Illinois, it becomes much more difficult for an Illinois domestic relations court to enforce their orders. If the children leave the…
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When two parents decide to no longer continue their relationship with each other they still must maintain a relationship with the children. When one parent’s relationship with his or her child is harmed by the other parent the term “parental…
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Divorce isn’t just the ending of a marriage, divorces can also be a new beginning. New relationships will blossom and then strengthen. If a divorced person has children, this means that there will be a stepparent situation that everyone will have…
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“Nesting” is the idea that, after a separation or a divorce, instead of the kids going between Mom and Dad’s house, the Mom and Dad alternately go to the house where the kids stay all of the time. Is nesting…
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