Parents of children with special needs or disabilities are, statistically, more likely to face divorce. Yet a divorce hardly solves the difficult problems of caring for such a child; in certain cases, divorce can aggravate disagreements about a child’s care and place greater caregiving burdens on parents who are already exhausted and burned out.
Parents often ask how Illinois courts handle child support, decision-making responsibilities (child custody), and parenting time (visitation) for a child who may need care well into adulthood. Understanding your legal options and obligations is essential to ensuring your child’s needs are met both now and in the future, and our experienced team of Wheaton child custody attorneys is here to help.