By Martindale Hubbell for Law Offices of Paul Chatzky | Published July 8, 2013 | Posted in Child Custody, Visitation Rights | Tagged Tags: electronic visitation, Illinois child custody lawyer, visitation rights | Leave a comment
Electronic Solutions for Long Distance Visitation
The National Center for State Courts reports that approximately 35 million kids have parents who are divorced, separated or never married. Illinois law says that the non-custodial parent is entitled to reasonable visitation with the child, unless the court concludes that allowing visitation would place the child in physical, mental or emotional harm. Crafting a Read More
Read MoreUnwed Parents and the Custody Rights of the Father
Illinois law provides that when the parents are unmarried, the mother has sole and physical custody until paternity is established—in these cases, the father needs to initiate a legal action for custody if he wants it. A paternity action may be filed to assign custody and visitation rights by a woman who is pregnant or Read More
Read MoreMoving With Children of Divorce is Not So Easy
In 2011, there were 877,000 divorces and annulments in the United States. An additional study reports that 80 percent of men and 75 percent of women remarry after divorce. In this day and age, it is not uncommon for people to move after a divorce — regardless of the reason for the proposed move, the Read More
Read MoreIllinois Visitation Rights are a Privilege
In 2011, there were 10,519 divorces and annulments in Cook County and 33,789 in Illinois. The Illinois Attorney General’s Office reports that there were 562,203 child support cases in Illinois in 2007, affecting 648,892 children. A substantial number of these same children were likely to be involved in questions of custody and visitation. Illinois law Read More
Read MoreChild Custody and the Military Parent
Child custody disputes are difficult for many families, but they are especially complicated when military deployment is involved. However, recent developments in Illinois law will help protect the custodial rights of military parents. The legislature amended the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act by redefining what can be considered when evaluating custody and the Read More
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