When you and your children’s other parent end your relationship with each other, you both still have a legal and financial responsibility for your offspring. You cannot simply walk away from them and neglect to pay for basics like housing and healthcare for them.
You both also must decide with whom the children will reside once you or the other parent move out of your shared household. You can make your wishes known in court when you hire one of the experienced McHenry child custody attorneys to represent you.
Asking for Main Custody
If you feel the children would fare better with you full-time, you may need to go to court and ask the judge to award you primary custody of them. Without this order, either of you can lay claim to the children and withhold them from the other parent. You need the court to decide custody legally and fairly.
Your lawyer can present evidence on your behalf to the court to show why you are the most stable parent. You may win primary custody while the other parent might receive visitation rights on weekends, holidays, and part of the summer breaks each year.
You can also file a case asking the court to award you a fair amount of child support for your children. You can find out more about retaining one of the McHenry child custody attorneys online. Contact Bruning & Associates, P.C.
