Illinois Does Not Award “Custody” the Way People Think
Illinois separates significant decision-making responsibilities from parenting time and decides each under the child's best interests.
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Parenting in Illinois
Parenting schedules, decision-making, children's needs, and resolving disputes.
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Can a Child Choose Which Parent to Live With in Illinois?
Illinois has no magic age when a child controls the parenting schedule. Learn how maturity, independent wishes, and best-interest factors fit together.
Read the guideMoving With a Child After Divorce: Illinois Relocation Rules
Illinois relocation law can apply to moves within the state. Learn the distance thresholds, notice sequence, objections, and best-interest review.
Read the guideCompleting Parenting Education in an Illinois Family Case
Illinois Supreme Court Rule 924 generally requires parties in child-related dissolution and parentage proceedings to complete an approved parenting education program unless the court excuses attendance for good cause.
Read the guideChild Passport Planning After Divorce
A child’s passport application and permission to take a particular trip are separate issues.
Read the guideWhat a Parenting Coordinator Can—and Cannot—Decide
A parenting coordinator can help implement a parenting plan, but does not replace the judge.
Read the guideWhen Mediation Is Required in a Cook County Family Case
Cook County generally requires mediation of specified contested parenting issues unless an impediment exists. The court may also order mediation of other disputes, but a mediation requirement does not require either person to accept a settlement.
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