Summer Travel With Children After Divorce: What Illinois Parents Should Know is an important topic for separated and divorced parents planning vacations with their children. A family trip can create lasting memories. It can also lead to conflict when parents disagree about dates, destinations, passports, or missed parenting time. Whether an Illinois parent may take a child on summer travel …
Legal custody refers to the parent or parents that have decision-making authority over “major decisions” regarding the child, such as non-emergency medical care, religion, education, and extracurricular activities. When you think of the phrase “legal custody,” replace it with the phrase “decision-making” (e.g., sole decision-making or joint decision-making). Please note that “day-to-day” decisions are made with the parent who has …