In this article, our Downers Grove paternity attorneys explain how allocation of parenting time and responsibility is determined by domestic relations courts.
Once paternity is established, allocation of parenting time and responsibility is treated the same as in cases in which the parents were previously married. How parenting time and responsibility, formerly known as custody, is distributed is based on the "best interest of the child." We discuss the factors that paternity courts consider when determining the best interest of the child and allocating parenting time and responsibility.
Read the full article on parenting time and responsibility by our Downers Grove paternity lawyers.