Allocation of Parental Responsibilities formerly known as Custody and Visitation
In 2016, Illinois overhauled the laws pertaining to child custody. Parental Responsibilities include both parenting time and significant decision-making. I will focus on significant decision-making in this post. 750 ILCS 5/602.5 is the relevant law. Four Main Decisions There are four main decisions that need to be allocated to one or both parents. These are […]
Maintenance
Maintenance (Updated) Maintenance is sometimes known as spousal support or alimony. It is a hot topic with clients and the court. It is important to understand how the courts determine whether someone should receive maintenance and if so, how much and for how long. Step One: Who gets it? The court decides whether an award […]
Abuse of Parenting Time (Visitation)
One of the most important things to our clients is spending time with their children. A parent denying the other parent access to the kids is a common problem. It hurts the child’s relationship with that parent. In the past it has been difficult for the court to penalize parent’s who deny access to the […]