For most parents, issues regarding children are just beginning once the allocation of parental responsibilities (750 ILCS 5/602.7) and parenting time has been decided. Parents who may still harbor animosity towards one another must make joint decisions that affect their children, including medical decisions, religious decisions, extracurricular activity decisions, and decisions regarding which school the children will attend. One parent may want the children to attend a private school or a religious school, while another may favor public education.
Even if parents agree on public education, one parent may want to move so the children can be in a “better” school district, while the other may be happy with their current school. These school issues can result in heated debates that may require the court to intervene. Understanding how school choice disagreements are resolved can be facilitated by speaking to an experienced Cook County, IL family law attorney.