If you are a grandparent in Illinois, what are your visitation rights? If you seek time with your grandchildren, you must first file a written request with the court. In order for the court to grant you visitation, one of several specific factors must be present. Such factors include if the child’s parents are no… Continue reading Grandparent Visitation Rights in Illinois
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You may have seen the headline “Texting and Driving Constitutes a Moving Violation” in local publications. The Daily Herald’s headline goes further, claiming that “holding your phone at all” while driving constitutes a moving violation. That could not be further from the truth. The Electronic Communications Devices statute prohibits operating a motor vehicle on a… Continue reading The Law on Texting & Driving
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Are communications with your ex high-conflict? Try the “BIFF” method. Craft your communications so that they are Brief, Informative, Friendly, and Firm, to help defuse hostile conversations. Learn more at: https://www.scmediation.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/BIFF-Article.2014final.pdf
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On March 9, Governor Pritzker proclaimed that every county in Illinois is a disaster area. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act (20 ILCS 3305/7) allows the Governor to proclaim a disaster exists, by which he can give himself authority under the Act to exercise certain emergency powers. The most noteworthy of the powers he has… Continue reading Illinoisans’ Rights During the Pandemic
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