Imagine this: You and your ex are divorced, and you disagree about where your child should attend school. You want your child to stay at their current school where they have friends and familiar teachers; your ex wants to enroll them in a different district. You both want to know who gets to make this decision.
Sound familiar? This is a very common scenario for couples with minor children who are still in school. Where a child goes to school, and when you can change that school, depends on what your divorce decree says about decision-making authority. Some parenting plans allow one parent to make all these decisions; other plans require both parents to agree before any major changes can be made.
If you and your child’s other parent are fighting about where your child goes to school, call our Yorkville, IL child custody lawyers. We will help you understand the terms of your parenting plan and, if the circumstances call for it, ask the court for permission to change your parenting plan so you have more say over your child’s education.