Chicago Child Custody Attorney
Chicago Child Custody Attorney
Child custody is a primary concern if you are facing a divorce that involves shared children, need a child custody modification, or are no longer with your children’s other parent – to whom you were never married. Child custody addresses your primary rights as a parent, which makes it of critical importance. The surest means of protecting your parental rights is with an experienced Chicago child custody attorney in your corner.
Legal Custody or Parental Responsibilities
Parents are naturally responsible for making a wide range of decisions on behalf of their children. While many of these decisions are made on a day-to-day basis and are the responsibility of the parent in possession of the children at the time, others are bigger-picture concerns that are addressed by parental responsibilities.
Some decisions that parental responsibilities focus on include the following:
- Decisions about where your children make their primary residence
- Decisions about the health care your children receive
- Decisions about your children’s schooling and daycare
- Decisions about the extracurriculars and travel opportunities your children participate in
- Decisions about your children’s religious education
You and your children’s other parent can tackle parental responsibilities in all the following ways:
- You can continue making these decisions between the two of you.
- You can make these decisions between the two of you, while one of you has the authority to break a tie if necessary.
- You can divide these decisions between the two of you according to category.
- One of you can make these decisions on your own by taking on sole parental responsibilities.
In emergency situations, the parent who is most readily available is called upon to make the necessary decisions.
Physical Custody or Parenting Time
The matter of when your children will be with you and when they’ll be with their other parent is determined by parenting time orders. Illinois courts are guided by the best interests of children in relation to all child custody concerns, and in the process, they look to a series of best-interest factors, including:
- Each parent’s wishes
- The preference of each child who is considered mature enough to share their opinions
- Each child’s specific needs, including any special needs
- Each parent’s ability to address the children’s needs
- The extent to which each parent has been involved in raising the children to date
- How well the children have adapted to their current home, school, and community – called the status quo
- Issues related to addiction on the part of either parent
- Any concerns related to child abuse, child negligence, or domestic violence
- Each parent’s ability and desire to co-parent effectively
- Each parent’s commitment to supporting an ongoing and close relationship between the children and their other parent
- Any other factors deemed important by the court in the case at hand
Reach Out to an Experienced Chicago Child Custody Attorney for Skilled Legal Guidance
The seasoned Chicago child custody attorneys at Arami Law, Inc., have the keen legal skill and compassion to help you obtain favorable child custody terms that work for your family. We’re on your side and here to help, so please don’t put off contacting us for more information today.
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