Finding A New Path Forward
While a deteriorating relationship leads to divorce, if you and your spouse have children, you may choose to work together to raise your kids. After divorce, keeping the children your highest priority can be more successful with a well-executed co-parenting plan....
Divorcing parents must devote significant energy to developing a comprehensive parenting plan that will guide them in the months and years that follow. Balancing the needs of the children with the needs of the adults can be a challenging experience that often becomes...
As children grow, they develop a unique relationship with each of their parents. They may feel more able to confide in their father, or they may have spent more time with their mother. Divorce—and the custody arrangements that result from divorce—can have a...
Children often are caught in the middle of divorce. Their loyalties, in many cases, are with both parents, and now they likely will primarily live with just one of them. Child custody arrangements sometimes lead children and their parents from missing out on many life...
As a parent seeking a divorce in the state of Illinois, you are probably hoping that separating from your partner or ending a relationship won’t negatively impact your children’s lives. It can be comforting to hear that the standard that family courts across the state...