Divorce cases involving children can often become contentious. The parents may have vastly different ideas about what is best for their children and how custody arrangements should be handled. In some divorce cases, parents make allegations of neglect or abuse against each other, further complicating the matter.
Illinois judges want to ensure that parental responsibilities and parenting time arrangements are established based on what is in the child's best interests. In order to do this, a child representative may be assigned to a divorce or family law case.
What is a Child Representative in Illinois?
Child representatives are attorneys appointed to represent a child in a legal case. Just as an attorney would have an attorney-client relationship with an adult, a child representative has an attorney-client relationship with the child and represents the child during the legal proceeding.
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