Child custody

Child-related matters are often hotly contested at the negotiation table. Each parent wants frequent contact with the kids, but a fair plan may not look the same to both parents. Unless you want the courts to step in and decide on your behalf, you must negotiate a...

While a divorce may be in the best interests of all parties, it is rare that either spouse finds it easy to separate. Divorce may only come after many months of effort to reconcile their differences. The realization that the marriage is over can be hard to take. While...

Few, if any, co-parenting relationships are plain sailing. Even when parents are happily married, they often disagree on things. Disagreeing is fine. It is how you disagree that matters. Talking things over and negotiating your way to a compromise is constructive....

Most parents in the Chicago region expect their custody and parenting plan conflicts to end once and for all when their divorce concludes. However, since parenthood is forever, there can still be disagreements and disputes over parenting time after your divorce. When...

If you’re divorcing, even with the shared allocation of parenting time, you may not feel like you’re seeing your child as much as you’d like. Further, you may not be comfortable with the idea that someone you don’t know could be looking after them when your co-parent...

Children will feel many emotions when their parents are going through a divorce. This might be challenging, especially for younger children. It’s up to the parents to help their kids adjust to the new way of life.  Your children might not know how to relay what...

One of the biggest concerns that divorcing parents often have about their children is that the changes to their family will negatively affect how well they do in school. That means not just grades (although that’s a big concern), but involvement in extracurricular...

Going through a divorce is a contentious process for many people. Parents have to ensure that they have a parenting plan in place for the children. Typically, getting this plan together means that you and your spouse will have to negotiate the terms. Doing this as...