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Kane County Divorce: New Illinois Parenting-Time Analysis Changes
Illinois Parenting-Time Changes After Reynolds: A New, Lower Standard for Modifying Parenting Time Illinois parents seeking to change a parenting schedule have received an important clarification from the Illinois Supreme Court. In Reynolds v. Reynolds, the court held that a parent seeking to modify parenting time alone must show changed circumstances that make a change necessary to serve the child’s best interests, not a “substantial” change in circumstances. That distinction matters.
Kane County Divorce: New Illinois Parenting-Time Analysis Changes
Illinois Parenting-Time Changes After Reynolds: A New, Lower Standard for Modifying Parenting Time Illinois parents seeking to change a parenting schedule have received an important clarification from the Illinois Supreme Court. In Reynolds v. Reynolds, the court held that a parent seeking to modify parenting time alone must show changed circumstances that make a change necessary to serve the child’s best interests, not a “substantial” change in circumstances. That distinction matters.
Kane County Divorce Lawyer: Preface to Michael Roe’s New Book on Parental Alienation
I have spent more than two decades of my practice focused, with some intensity, on the problem of parental alienation. In that time I have represented targeted parents and, in a smaller number of cases, parents accused of alienating conduct. I have been retained as a consulting and testifying expert on the subject of parental alienation, and I was one of the attorneys connected to In re Marriage of Bates, the Illinois Supreme Court case that remains a landmark in this field.
Not Deciphering The Voynich Manuscript
The Piltdown man was the most successful artifactual hoax of all time. The relevant skull was a chimeric melange of orangutan and human bone fragments from several individuals “discovered” in England in 1912, and meant to represent a transitional form between apes and humans. Given the intense interest in evolutionary biology, it took almost fifty years to discover the Piltdown fabrication. The study of human evolution was derailed.
Collaborative Law in Illinois Divorce Cases: A Cooperative Alternative to Litigation
Collaborative Law in Illinois Divorce Cases: A Cooperative Alternative to Litigation Divorce does not have to be resolved through a courtroom battle. In Illinois, spouses may be able to use collaborative law, a structured process designed to help them reach mutually acceptable agreements while avoiding contested litigation. The process can address divorce, property distribution, parenting time, significant decision-making, maintenance, child support, and related marital agreements.
The Guardian ad Litem and Parental Alienation: New Book on Amazon
For 15 years I have written a nationally recognized Family Law blog at www.illinoisdivorcelawyerblog.com, focusing on complex subjects including Parental Alienation in Illinois child custody cases. Drawing from these blog posts and my research as a longstanding member of Parental Alienation Study Group , this concise book is now available on Amazon.
DuPage Divorce Lawyer: Parental Alienation Guidebook
Michael Roe is one of the few lawyers nationwide with experience in high conflict divorce and custody cases involving psychological disorders. His experience has been detailed in the Chicago Tribune, New York Post, and on television and radio. He has been a… Michael Roe is one of the few lawyers nationwide with experience in high conflict divorce and custody cases involving psychological disorders. His experience has been detailed in the Chicago Tribune, New York Post, and on television and radio.
DuPage Divorce Lawyer: What Divorcing Spouses Need to Know about Spousal Support
The Landscape of Spousal Maintenance in Illinois Illinois divorce law continues to evolve, particularly when it comes to spousal maintenance. Talk to Michael Roe at www.illinois-attorney.net if you have questions about spousal maintenance in Illinois. The Purpose of Maintenance
Paranoia: A Beginner's Guide — LessWrong
People sometimes make mistakes. (Citation Needed) The obvious explanation for most of those mistakes is that people do not have access to sufficient information to avoid the mistake, or are not smart enough to think through the consequences of their actions. This predicts that as decision-makers get access to more information, or are replaced with smarter people, their decisions will get better.
DuPage Divorce: What is the Role of the Child Custody Evaluator?
The custody evaluator is a neutral, court-appointed professional (often a licensed psychologist) tasked with conducting an independent clinical evaluation to provide the court with objective information regarding the child(ren)’s best interests.
Kane County Divorce: Why High-Conflict Divorces with a Narcissist Are So Difficult
Why High-Conflict Divorces with a Narcissist Are So Difficult Divorcing a narcissist is uniquely challenging, often escalating into high-conflict scenarios that drain emotional, financial, and mental resources. Narcissistic personality traits (NPD)—such as grandiosity, a need for admiration, and a lack of empathy—create a perfect storm of obstacles that make these divorces particularly difficult.
DuPage Divorce Attorney: What is Narcissistic Gaslighting?
Toxic narcissists often use gaslighting in divorce cases to manipulate their spouses and maintain control. Gaslighting—a form of psychological abuse where the narcissist distorts reality to make their spouse doubt their perceptions, memory, or sanity—serves several purposes in this context: Power and Control: Narcissists thrive on dominance. By gaslighting, they undermine their spouse’s confidence, making them question their decisions, such as pursuing the divorce or asserting their rights.
DuPage Divorce: What is Parental Alienation in Illinois law?
Parental alienation is a serious concern in divorce and child custody cases, particularly in Illinois, where courts prioritize the best interests of the child. It occurs when one parent intentionally or unintentionally manipulates a child to reject, fear, or distance themselves from the other parent, damaging their relationship.
Kane County Divorce: How does the Court assess whether to award a parent joint or sole decision making for the children?
Many of our clients have initial questions about how the major decisions for the minor children will be made after the divorce is completed. While joint decision making is conceptually ideal, in many cases requiring the parties to make major decisions together can create disagreements, leading to further litigation.
[NSFW] The Subspace Path to Mushin — LessWrong
Picture the following situation: You're in bed with a hot woman. Your clothes are off and so are hers. You (consentually) tie her wrists and ankles to the bed so you can have your way with here. She tells you to do whatever you want with her. And you think to yourself… This is exactly like what we do at my Buddhist temple. I'm not part of a sex cult.
Illinois Divorce: What is the Financial Affidavit used in Illinois Divorces?
In Illinois, divorcing parties fill out a Financial Affidavit statewide form to provide a clear and comprehensive snapshot of their financial situation during the divorce process. This form is a standardized document that helps promote transparency and fairness when it comes to dividing assets, determining spousal support (alimony), and, if applicable, calculating child support.
Michael Roe's Shortform — LessWrong
Hi Deepseek! Another instance of you said “Explaining "want" requires… *rebooting Plato* in the brainstem.” Would be able to explain to me what that means?
Illinois Divorce: Use of Generative AI Tools in Family Law
The subject of the use of Artificial Intelligence in medicine, engineering and other professions has become heightened and very contentious. AI, as many people know, has the ability to very quickly aggregate and analyze data (information), and to provide contextual and reasoned answers to questions posed to these computer platforms. The use of AI might be attractive to some lawyers that might use AI to analyze cases, find cases, or to write letters or motions that are submitted to the court.
Kane County Divorce: What are some Reasons People Divorce?
Through the decades of practicing divorce and child custody law in Illinois, I have encountered the myriad reasons that a spouse or couple is seeking a divorce. In some cases, there are serious behavioral issues that make staying together unhealthy for the marriage, and unhealthy for the children.
Kane County Divorce: Modifying a Child Custody (Allocation) Order
In Illinois, child custody (now called allocations of parenting time and decision making) can be modified through the courts if there is a substantial change in circumstances that warrants a modification. In general, the modification will be sought after two years has expired from the original judgment, but some cases allow for a modification before two years if the issues presented are serious, or if the changes are moderate and needed to serve the interests of the child(ren).
Kane County Divorce: Parental Alienation
Parental alienation is defined as a mental condition in which a child—usually one whose parents are engaged in a contentious separation or divorce—allies themself strongly with the preferred (alienating) parent and rejects a relationship with the other (targeted) parent without legitimate justification. – The mental component of this condition is a false belief that the rejected parent is evil, dangerous, or not worthy of love.
Kane County Divorce: Are Retained Earnings Marital Property?
A few years ago, I tried a lengthy case in Will County, Illinois that ended up on appeal on a few key issues. One of these issues is that at trial, I put in evidence and argued that the small company owned by the parties should have its retained earnings considered as marital property, insofar as the practice of this husband and wife company had been to distribute the retained earnings out to themselves as dividend income.
DuPage Divorce: Divorces don’t need to cost an “arm and a leg.”
One aspect of my practice is to deliver high level legal skill to my clients, while at the same time optimizing their outcomes in a cost-effective manner. Divorces don’t need to cost an “arm and a leg.” Divorce can be emotionally and financially taxing for all parties involved. While the emotional aspect might be harder to mitigate, there are several strategies to save on the cost of divorce: Mediation: Consider opting for mediation instead of litigation.
Parental Alienation Awareness Day is Thursday, April 25
The Anti-Alienation Project wishes to say thank you to PASG for sponsoring our Colorado panel event. It was such a meaningful and profound healing experience to meet, in person, and spend time with other child survivors of parental alienation. The full panel discussion video, with Dr. Jennifer Harman’s awesome introductory lecture, will be premiering on YouTube on Parental Alienation Awareness Day this Thursday at 7 PM EST (5 PM MST).
Child Custodial Interference is a form of child abuse
Custodial Interference is a form of child maltreatment and a crime under family violence. Raising awareness about this issue can help reduce alienating behaviors, such as withholding and manipulating children. Your help would be appreciated in sharing and promoting this campaign throughout the month of April. The goal is to urge parents to contact their governmental representatives (state legislators in the U.S.) to ask them to take a stand against custodial interference in all its forms.
Mental Health Case Law: Psychological Experts: Illinois Divorce
This case involves an appeal against a judgment from the Montana Eighteenth Judicial District Court, Gallatin County, which committed the appellant, G.M., into the custody and care of the Montana State Hospital (MSH) for involuntary mental health treatment.
Illinois Courts: New Parenting Coordinator Statute
Chief Justice Mary Jane Theis and the Illinois Supreme Court announced the adoption of new Rule 909 which establishes a statewide framework for courts to utilize “parenting coordinators” to resolve minor issues causing conflict in family law cases. The new Rule is effective immediately. New Rule 909 and the Illinois Supreme Court Rules can be found here.
Some (problematic) aesthetics of what constitutes good work in academia — LessWrong
(Not-terribly-informed rant, written in my free time.) Terminology note: When I say “an aesthetic”, I mean an intuitive (“I know it when I see it”) sense of what a completed paper, project, etc. is ideally “supposed” to look like. It can include both superficial things (the paper is properly formatted, the startup has high valuation, etc.), and non-superficial things (the theory is “elegant”, the company is “making an impact”, etc.).
Chattanooga doctor explains thyroid issues
Advertisement Advertisement Chattanooga doctor explains thyroid issues Today at 9:00 p.m. Dr. Michael S. Roe Q: What are the most common thyroid issues, and how are they treated? A: The thyroid gland is essential to many body functions — muscles, liver, heart and more. It plays a crucial role by producing thyroid hormones to help regulate those functions. Thyroid issues are very common.
There is way too much serendipity — LessWrong
Crossposted from substack. As we all know, sugar is sweet and so are the $30B in yearly revenue from the artificial sweetener industry. Four billion years of evolution endowed our brains with a simple, straightforward mechanism to make sure we occasionally get an energy refuel so we can continue the foraging a little longer, and of course we are completely ignoring the instructions and spend billions on fake fuel that doesn’t actually grant any energy. A classic case of the Human Alignment Problem.
Illinois Divorce: Post Separation Abuse:
Source: One Mom’s Battle ” The High Conflict Person’s actions are driven by revenge and anger. This person is unable to act in the best interest of their child and is unable to move forward in a healthy direction. They use every opportunity to berate, chastise or make digs at the healthy parent. They undermine the healthy parent by disrupting the child’s sleep schedule, diet and routines. They contradict established rules and withhold information.
Illinois Divorce Lawyer: Business Valuation Methods in Divorce
In my practice, much of the emphasis on this blog is placed on complex child custody litigation, and how to manage these difficult issues with child custody litigation. Yet, in some of my cases along with child custody issues there can be significant financial issues and division of property issues. One issue that sometimes arises is the valuation of a family owned business, or the valuation of a percentage share in a corporation our group of companies.
Michael Roe reviews 'The Cataclysm of Gold' by David Goldman
The first virtue of this study is to remind us of the dramatic, potentially cataclysmic, quality of the mid-nineteenth century gold rushes to California in the late 1840s and to south-east Australia soon afterwards. That was prime among the several characteristics the two experiences had in common. At few other points is there so close affinity in the histories of Australia and the USA.
Illinois Divorce: Emotional Impact of Divorce on Children
Why the First Year Is the Toughest By Amy Morin, LCSW As you might expect, research has found that kids struggle the most during the first year or two after the divorce. Kids are likely to experience distress, anger, anxiety, and disbelief.
Governance of the Global and Extra-Terrestrial Commons
Abstract This chapter focusses upon the relationship between governance, time and space and forms a basis for the later discussion on maritime and outer space governance and the constraints that make these considerations so difficult. It also provides a framework for the comparison of the two sectors from a governance perspective and how there exists considerable overlap in the way that governance is considered and could be developed further.
Illinois Divorce: Inaccuracies in Challenging Parental Alienation
The Parental Alienation Study Group has completed a thorough critique of a book that has been published seeking to discount the reality of Parental Alienation. PASG has done a thorough and clinically sound debunking of this book, and the review published by PASG is worth reading by any clinician or legal professional involved in PA mitigation.
Illinois Divorce Lawyer Blog: Top Ways to Spend too much on your Divorce
For the decades that I have been practicing Family Law/Divorce/Child Custody, I have always endeavored to deliver good value for the money spent on legal fees. Aside from keeping my hourly rates at a moderate level so that they are affordable for all clients, I also have some pride in the fact that my Firm really works to manage the cases aggressively and at the same time, cost effectively.
Illinois Divorce Lawyer: Dealing with High Conflict Personalities (HCPs)
In my law practice, a number of issues that come up with divorce and child custody matters are focused around a spouse with a High Conflict Personality. HCPs can make a divorce and child custody case difficult to the point of being traumatic, and it is so important to have a lawyer that understands these personality types, and has management strategies for dealing with HCPs in the courtroom. Attorney and HCP expert Bill Eddy offers a podcast on the link below, along with some appropriate advice:
Illinois Divorce: Why Does Divorce Spike In January?
Michael Roe is one of the few lawyers nationwide with experience in high conflict divorce and custody cases involving psychological disorders. His experience has been detailed in the Chicago Tribune, New York Post, and on television and radio. He has been a … Michael Roe is one of the few lawyers nationwide with experience in high conflict divorce and custody cases involving psychological disorders. His experience has been detailed in the Chicago Tribune, New York Post, and on television and radio.
Illinois Divorce Lawyer: PASG and DSM
One of the longstanding issues in dealing with Parental Alienation within the clinical community, as well as with the legal community, has been the inclusion of Parental Alienation diagnostics in the DSM. An important group (of which I am proud to be a member) is the Parental Alienation Study Group. Parental Alienation Study Group, Inc. (PASG), is an international, not-for-profit corporation. PASG has 800 members – mostly mental health and legal professionals – from 62 countries.
Illinois Divorce Lawyer: What is a Guardian ad Litem?
Most of the cases that we manage at Law Offices of Michael F Roe are complex cases, sometimes involving serious issues with child custody, and often a HCP (High Conflict Personality/Parent). Within these divorce or parentage cases the courts in Illinois follow a pattern of addressing the issues of the best interests of the minor children in terms of where the child(ren) with live primarily, and what allocation of parenting time and decision making will be awarded to each parent.
Illinois Divorce: “BLOWBACK FOR DIVORCE POISON” article by Dr. Warshak
Michael Roe is one of the few lawyers nationwide with experience in high conflict divorce and custody cases involving psychological disorders. His experience has been detailed in the Chicago Tribune, New York Post, and on television and radio. He has been a … Michael Roe is one of the few lawyers nationwide with experience in high conflict divorce and custody cases involving psychological disorders. His experience has been detailed in the Chicago Tribune, New York Post, and on television and radio.
Illinois Divorce: Bill Eddy on the Depp vs Heard Case
Facebook repost…. Depp vs Heard Case Provides Teaching Moment What should a jury consider in the defamation case of Johnny Depp vs Amber Heard and her countersuit against him? Who’s telling the truth and who’s lying?
Roadmap for the Treatment of Parental Alienation
A Roadmap for the Treatment of Parental Alienation
Illinois Divorce: non-profit organization website: together4changes.org
In the USA alone, an alarming number of families, estimated over 22 million, are affected by parental alienation. Millions of children are held psychological hostage by parents they trust. Through manipulation and coercion, innocent children are weaponized against the alienated parent. Children are involuntarily forced to align entirely with one parent and sever ties with the other. They are forbidden to love a parent with whom they were previously close to.
Illinois PAS Lawyer: Devastating Effects of Parental Alienation on Children
Michael Roe is one of the few lawyers nationwide with experience in high conflict divorce and custody cases involving psychological disorders. His experience has been detailed in the Chicago Tribune, New York Post, and on television and radio. He has been a founder of a personality disorders nonprofit, and a director of a national single parent’s organization. Michael Roe has a unique, informed, and sensitive approach to complex issues raised in contested Family Law cases.
Roadmap for the Treatment of Parental Alienation
Updated: A Roadmap for the Treatment of Parental Alienation By Alan D. Blotcky, PhD, William Bernet, MD and Jennifer J. Harman, PhD Michigan Family Law Journal Parental alienation is a pathological phenomenon that is widely recognized among mental health professionals. Alienation is created through a purposeful and intentional process in which one parent (offending parent) undermines and sabotages the child’s relationship with the other parent (targeted parent).
Illinois Divorce: Managing Personality Disorders in Divorce
People with personality disorders often seem to have variable personalities. They might be quite charming and reasonable at work and with neighbors and friends, but then transition to chaotic, extreme behaviors at home.
Alienation in the Parent Child Relationship
From an article posted today on Dr. Michael Bone’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/drjmichaelbone I think the interest in this is related to the difficulty in identifying if parental alienation is going on or if it is not. To this very day, when I am contacted by a parent or attorney about a case where parental alienation is believed to be present, I still rely on these four criteria to satisfy myself that such may likely be the case.
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