Most couples enter marriage with the best of intentions. Marriage is a sign of commitment and a signal that two people intend to spend the rest of their lives together. Unfortunately, many marriages just don’t work out and they end up in divorce. For families with...
Are you having trouble coming up with an optimal child custody solution that allows you and your spouse to share parenting time? Maybe you’ve considered living in two separate houses and bringing the children back and forth, as many couples do, but the children aren’t...
Parents in Illinois are often unhappy with the final allocation of parental rights and responsibilities handed down by the court – or that have even been agreed to, as negotiating is an imperfect undertaking – as a result of a non-marital separation or divorce. Both...
You know that you haven’t been happy in your marriage for quite a long time, and you suspect that your spouse feels the same way. Still, you hesitate to bring up the “D” word because you have minor children together. You wonder if it’s better for the two of you to...
Yes, Labor Day is barely over, but all you have to do is step into a grocery store or Target to know that Halloween is coming up. If you and your co-parent are recently separated or divorced with a young child, you’ll soon need to start thinking about how to divide...
For parents who are ending their marriage, the first back-to-school season after the separation or divorce can be particularly challenging. You’ve likely been doing your best to keep these challenges away from your child. If you’re co-parenting, maybe you’ve been...
Moving to a new place when you have a child and a custody arrangement can be a complex process. Whether you’re looking for fresh prospects, a job opportunity, or family reasons, it’s essential to understand why obtaining court approval might be necessary if you are...
Even amicable, relatively uncomplicated divorces take some time. Further, you and your spouse may be separated for months or even longer before you even decide to divorce. If you have children, that means a lot of confusion and anxiety. Putting a parenting plan in...
If the upcoming school year is your child’s first since your separation or divorce, you likely have more than a little anxiety about how you’ll deal with it – and especially how your child is going to fare. That’s even more true if your child is going to a new school...
Breaking the news to your children that you and your ex-partner are getting divorced can be really difficult, especially when it’s something they weren’t expecting. There’s no right or wrong way to have the conversation and it’s not easy to know exactly what to say -...