Changing views on fathers' rights in child custody cases Fathers in Chicago who are going through a divorce may be concerned about how often they will get to see their children after they separate from their spouses. Traditionally, family law courts have tended to favor mothers as the primary caretakers, giving fathers only weekend and…
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Changing views on fathers’ rights in child custody cases
Changing views on fathers' rights in child custody cases Fathers in Chicago who are going through a divorce may be concerned about how often they will get to see their children after they separate from their spouses. Traditionally, family law courts have tended to favor mothers as the primary caretakers, giving fathers only weekend and…
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Man files suit after son put up for adoption
Man files suit after son put up for adoption Families in Chicago and elsewhere may be interested in the recent story of a father whose son was put up for adoption without his knowledge. The father and mother were unmarried and broke up before the birth of the child, but the father alleges that he…
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Falsifying pregnancy can have legal ramifications
Falsifying pregnancy can have legal ramifications Some Illinois residents may have heard about cases involving some women have allegedly faked pregnancy. According to a former prosecutor and criminal defense attorney, such an action is immoral and unethical when it is used "with intent to obtain a benefit or injure or defraud another," in the words…
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