Visitation and Parenting Time During the Coronavirus - COVID-19 Pandemic
The phone calls have started coming into the office.... What do I do about parenting time (visitation) with the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic coming down on us? Fear and anxiety are at an all-time high in these dark days and we are all in uncharted territory about this. Everyone is trying to get a handle on how to move forward and family law courts and lawyers are no exception. Here is what we know so far... As of Saturday, March 21, 2020, the Governor of Illinois declared a "Stay in Place Order". You can review a whole copy of the order here . When it discusses travel restrictions in Paragraph 14, it also addresses the issue of children's visitation. There are actually two specific provisions stating that an exception to the travel ban are: 1) transporting minors and dependents to care for them and, 2) allowing travel required by a custody agreement. So in most instances that's it...you must allow Parenting Time and Visitation to continue during...