Category: Child Custody

In just over 51% of custody decisions, both parents agree that the mother should become the custodial parent. In roughly 29% of custody decisions, this is made without any assistance from the court or from a mediator. 11% are determined with the assistance of a mediator, and 5% are determined following a custody evaluation. By comparison, only 4% of custody cases require going to trial before primary custody is decided. Overall, 91% of custody decisions do not require the family court to decide. 

Over 30,000 Illinois couples chose to divorce in 2009, according to the United States Census Bureau. Each of those couples were faced with tough decisions regarding a wide range of issues, but those with children were confronted with the task of creating a new lifestyle for their family. A DuPage family law attorney knows that it can often be difficult for divorcing parents to work together, since that inability may have led to the breakup of the marriage in the first place. However, children may fare better when going through the intense life change that divorce brings when parents can compromise and put aside their differences for a time.