Neither parent is given a head start in Illinois. Develop your evidence & parenting proposal the court can rely on, so you can keep your rightful place in your child's life.
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Courts allocate authority over education, health care, religion and extracurricular activities, jointly or to one parent.
Parenting time, formerly visitation, is decided separately from decision-making, and each can be changed separately.
Moving a child more than 25 miles from home in Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry or Will County needs the other parent's written consent or the court's approval.
These are the rules that decide parenting time and decision-making in Illinois.
Illinois allocates decision-making and parenting time. You can ask for sole decision-making in one or more areas and a schedule that gives you the majority of parenting time.
Decision-making can be shared or given to one parent. Sole decision-making may fit when high conflict keeps parents from deciding together.
Parentage cases decide parental responsibilities and parenting time for parents who were never married.
An emergency motion asks the court for immediate relief when irreparable harm may occur, and Illinois courts may hear it on an expedited basis.
We practice family law exclusively, so custody is core work for us, not a side matter.
Joint or sole decision-making on education, health care, religion and activities.
Schedules, holidays, travel, exchanges and how disputes get resolved.
Changing an order after a substantial change in circumstances.
Seeking or contesting a move that changes parenting time or schools.
When the other parent won't follow the schedule, we take it back to court.
Immediate relief from the court when a child's safety is at risk.
Parental rights and parenting time for parents who were never married.
Safeguards when a court has concerns about a child's safety or well-being.
Representation for grandparents seeking time with their grandchildren.
Parenting plans need to be realistic, enforceable and built around your child. We build strong cases, gather the evidence and pursue enforceable solutions.
Tiffany M. Hughes is the founding and managing partner of the firm, and she concentrates in family and matrimonial law. She has litigated high estate divorce cases, trials under the Illinois Domestic Violence Act, trials over the allocation of parental responsibilities, child support, maintenance, complex tax issues and post-decree matters. The firm's attorneys are Tiffany M. Hughes, Brittany Hines, Kaitlyn Kontopoulos and Leslie Fusinato.
Every consultation is with a licensed divorce and family law attorney. Not a salesperson, not a case manager, not an intake team.
Tiffany has litigated trials over the allocation of parental responsibilities, formerly called custody.
Proper evidence and a well-prepared parenting proposal can significantly influence the court's decision.
Walk through your family's situation with a licensed attorney.
Gather the evidence that speaks to your child's best interests.
A parenting plan covering schedules, holidays, travel, exchanges and dispute resolution.
Settle when it serves your child. Go to hearing when it doesn't.
Tiffany was able to get my daughters returned to me in no time and in the end she got me primary custody of my daughters.Michael · Custody client, after an out-of-state visitation dispute
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