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Parent Liability for Court-Ordered Visitation By M. Scott Gordon Can a parent be held liable for preventing another parent’s court ordered Visitation? Yes. In a recent case (In re Marriage of Knoll) handed down by the Illinois Court of Appeals (1st District), the trial Court found a parent in civil contempt for depriving the other […]

Illinois’ ‘Joint custody’ lives on by a new name under revised law By M. Scott Gordon Though the term “joint parenting” has replaced “joint custody,” the joint-custody concept survives under the revised Illinois Divorce law — which means judges must continue to put kids first when making parenting decisions. That’s the view of retired Champaign […]

Tracking Divorce Rates by the Season By M. Scott Gordon Do Chicago area residents tend to file for divorce with more frequency during specific time of the year? While it might not immediately sound likely, divorce rates do tend to spike during particular seasons. According to a recent article from Bloomberg, a new study conducted […]

How “Gray Divorce” Impacts Women Differently By M. Scott Gordon Over the last couple of decades, researchers have identified a trend in divorce rates and older adults. In short, more people over the age of 50 are getting divorced, according to a recent article in Forbes Magazine, and this phenomenon is known as “gray divorce.” […]