Susan gave birth to a daughter, Hannah, during marriage with James. Two years later, the couple’s marriage was dissolved. They agreed to joint custody of the children born during the course of this marriage, including Hannah. More than a decade later, Susan filed two separate parentage actions in the circuit court. The second petition asked [...]
Father filed a petition for rule to show cause. He said that Mother had repeatedly and willfully violated the visitation order. Father lived 80 minutes away from Mother and their three sons. Father alleged that he missed 43 visits with one son. 39 visits missed with a second son. 19 visits missed with the third [...]
In their divorce document, the parties agreed to resolve certain problems with their parenting schedule through arbitration. Father filed a motion to compel arbitration. Father had been sending emails to Mother. He complained about how often she took away his time with the children. Mother argued that there was no “clearly defined conflict”. There [...]
The parties have joint custody of their seven-year-old child. Child lives with Mother. She is the residential parent. Both parents live in Illinois. Mother filed a petition to remove the child permanently to South Carolina. She has a new job there. The trial court denied Mother’s request. The court said that the proposed move [...]
Mother relocated the child to Champaign, Illinois. This was after Father started court proceedings in Cook County. Mother did not give written notice to Father. This is a requirement of the law. She did not petition the court. This is a requirement of the law, if Father objects to the move. The court heard [...]
The parties divorced. Father’s visitation time included parenting time with the parties' minor child. She was 4 years old at the time. The parenting time was for every other Tuesday evening and every other Wednesday evening through Friday morning. Six years later, father filed a motion to modify the parenting time to every Wednesday [...]
The father wanted the mother responsible for visitation abuse and indirect civil contempt. He said that mother had caused several alleged missed visitation periods by him. These periods included regular weekend time, Father’s Day, winter break, and summer vacation time. Mother felt that her behavior was appropriate. Father told the court about his summer [...]