Petitioning for visitation in Illinois Chicago parents who do not have custody of their children may consider petitioning for visitation in Illinois. Alternatively, these parents may ask that provisions of this nature be included in their divorce decree. This applies to divorce cases in Cook County, Lake County, Chicago, Palatine, Arlington Heights, Rolling Meadows and…
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Determining visitation rights in Illinois
Determining visitation rights in Illinois One of the most common issues that comes up in a divorce proceeding is who gets custody of minor children. There are many different ways that the court can rule when it comes to deciding the rights of each parent and determining visitation rights in Illinois. The court could decide…
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Illinois to be first in nation with ‘right of refusal’ visitation
Illinois to be first in nation with 'right of refusal' visitation We have previously written in this blog about changes to child custody laws making their way through the Illinois Legislature. One bill recently passed by Illinois legislators is the so-called Right of First Refusal bill, making it the first state to officially add this…
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Dispute over summer plans? Learn to mediate visitation conflicts
Dispute over summer plans? Learn to mediate visitation conflicts Whenever you're co-parenting with someone you're no longer in a committed relationship with, issues can arise about what activities you would each like the children to be involved in, whether one parent can take the kids on an extended vacation, and who is going to pay…
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