Monthly Archives: September 2026
Can A Known Sperm Donor Seek Custody In Illinois?
Using a known sperm donor can give intended parents greater familiarity with the donor’s identity, medical history, and background, but it can also raise important questions about future parental rights. One of the most serious concerns arises when a known donor later seeks custody, parenting time, or involvement in major decisions affecting the child…. Read More »
Can An Egg Donor Claim Parental Rights In Illinois?
Using donated eggs can make it possible for individuals and couples to become parents when pregnancy might otherwise be difficult or impossible. However, assisted reproduction can also raise important legal questions about who is considered a parent under Illinois law. One of the most common concerns is whether an egg donor can later claim… Read More »
Who Controls Frozen Embryos After A Spouse Dies?
The death of a spouse can create difficult legal questions when a couple has frozen embryos remaining at a fertility clinic. The surviving spouse may want to use the embryos to have a child, preserve them for a future decision, donate them, or direct that they no longer be stored. At the same time,… Read More »
Can IVF Consent Be Withdrawn During Divorce?
Divorce can create difficult questions when spouses have used in vitro fertilization or still have frozen embryos in storage. One of the most important issues is whether a spouse who previously agreed to IVF can later withdraw that consent. Illinois law now gives intended parents specific rights concerning withdrawal of consent, the use of… Read More »
Could An Ex-Spouse Be Forced To Become A Parent Through IVF?
Divorce can create difficult legal questions when former spouses still have frozen embryos or other reproductive material stored at a fertility clinic. One spouse may want to proceed with IVF while the other no longer wants to become a parent. That disagreement can involve far more than control over embryos because parentage can create… Read More »
What Rights Does A Non-Biological Parent Have After IVF?
IVF and other forms of assisted reproduction can create families in ways that do not always fit traditional ideas about biological parenthood. A person may fully intend to become a parent, participate in fertility treatment, help raise a child from birth, and still have no genetic connection to that child. When a relationship later… Read More »
Can I Stop My Ex From Using Frozen Embryos?
A dispute over frozen embryos can become one of the most personal and legally difficult issues to arise after a breakup or divorce. One person may still want to use the embryos to have a child, while the other may no longer consent to becoming a parent. Illinois law now provides specific rules for… Read More »
Does A Fertility Clinic Agreement Control After Divorce?
Fertility treatment often requires couples to sign detailed consent forms before embryos are created, stored, transferred, donated, or discarded. Those forms may seem like routine medical paperwork when a couple is trying to have a child, but they can become extremely important if the marriage later ends. A disagreement over frozen embryos can involve… Read More »
Can My Ex Use Our Frozen Embryos After Divorce?
Frozen embryos can become one of the most difficult issues to address when a marriage ends. Unlike a bank account, home, or retirement plan, embryos involve questions about reproduction, parentage, consent, and whether one former spouse can use genetic material to have a child after the relationship has ended. Illinois law now provides more… Read More »
Can My Spouse Sell Or Transfer Property Before Our Divorce Is Final?
A pending divorce in Schaumburg does not automatically freeze all assets, so it can be a shock if you find out your spouse has sold, transferred, or moved property. Just because a divorce case has started, it does not always stop the person whose name is on an asset from making a transaction. Still,… Read More »