Chicago Parenting Time Attorneys

Child custody and parenting time issues can be very confusing. Sometimes people are under the impression that if they do not have custody, they do not get to see their children except at the whim of the custodial parent. The truth is that one parent can have sole custody, while the other parent retains the right to having significant parenting time and contact with the child.

Contact Chicago parenting time lawyer George M. Sanders, at (312) 462-0324 to set up an initial consultation.

Custody Lawyer in Cook County, Illinois

Custody and parenting time agreements are oftentimes negotiated between the parties. If you have any doubts about your rights with respect to your children it is important that you see a Chicago divorce lawyer. Issues that are important in any custody and visitation negotiation include, whether the parents are able to communicate well enough with each other to co-parent their children, how much time each parents wants with the child and how much time they can reasonably use, and who is in the best position to take care of the child on a day to day basis.

Parents that can work together are in the best position to answer these questions. If the parents reach agreement, the court only need approve the arrangement.

If the parents are unable to communicate sufficiently to co-parent the child, the parent who is awarded residential custody will also probably have sole custody. Even in this case, under Illinois law, the non-custodial parent has the right to liberal visitation or parenting time — parents have the constitutional right to see their children, and which parent has custody does not impact this right.

The right to visit your child is also unaffected by your ability to pay child support. Even in cases where an order of protection prevents one parent from being in contact with the other parent, that parent still has a right to visit his or her child. As your Chicago parenting time lawyer, I will fight to protect your rights to see your children.

To learn more about how I can help you with your parenting time concerns, contact me at (312) 462-0324. I am available to assist clients throughout the Chicago area, particularly those in Cook County, Lake County, and the surrounding areas with child custody and visitation issues.