Making the transition from a shared household where everyone lives together to a co-parenting arrangement that spans two different locations is a challenge for the entire family. Children, in particular, often have a hard time adjusting to only seeing one parent at a...
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Co-parenting or parallel parenting: What’s best for your child?
It may be important to you - and it’s often important to the court - that you and your child’s other parent still have some communication, especially when it comes to making a parenting plan. Your parenting plan will be the key document that decides how you and your...
Talking about parenting time preferences is hard for children
Your children are the center of your family, so it makes sense that parenting matters will likely be the biggest complications in your upcoming divorce. Many Illinois couples with minor children have a difficult time deciding on the right terms for their parenting...
3 signs mediation could help your upcoming Illinois divorce
For many divorcing couples in Illinois, court is an inevitability. They cannot cooperate with one another, so they need a judge to serve as an intercessor. More couples in recent years have begun to turn to mediators to help them resolve some of their disagreements...
Can you take the children and leave after your Illinois divorce?
A divorce with children may take months to complete, especially if you and their other parent don't agree about your parenting plan or the division of shared property. Once the courts approve a property division order and a parenting plan, you may start to think about...
3 parenting plan inclusions that help set you up for success
Sharing parenting responsibilities and time with your ex is hard. After all, you broke up or divorced for a reason. You may not relate well to one another anymore. However, when you share children, you will continue interacting not just until the children turn 18 but...
The difference between collaborative law and mediation
You and your spouse don't have to engage in an epic battle over the division of your property or the creation of a parenting plan because you want to divorce. You can potentially work together, avoiding all of the expense and possible embarrassment involved in divorce...
3 ways to prevent your divorce from getting messy
Divorce is the legal process that makes official the end of your marital relationship. However, emotionally, you have probably already long since passed the point of no return. By the time one spouse decides to file, both partners may be ready to take the gloves off...
Benefits of divorce mediation in Illinois
Even if your divorce seems to be contentious in nature, there are still benefits to avoiding litigation. If you’re going through a divorce, it’s probably because you and your spouse didn’t disagree on several key points. It’s entirely possible that choosing mediation...
Can nesting help your children adjust to life after your divorce?
If you and your spouse have made the difficult decision to divorce, you may both be worried about how your split could disrupt your children’s lives. They may have deep ties to their school and your community, as well as a consistent routine at home that helps them...
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