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Aug 20, 2021

Single Dad reunited with “at-risk” sons

By Efar Veronique A great dad who was very involved in his young sons’ lives — ages 3 and 5 — suddenly found himself cut off entirely from them for no reason at all, according to court documents. Devastated, he turned to attorney Jeffery M. Leving for help. This dad…

Parental Alienation

3 min read


Aug 11, 2021

Pandemic lockdown intensified domestic violence

By Jeffery M. Leving In the early days of the pandemic, a friend of mine told me his wife threw a knife at him. He didn’t call the police because it was embarrassing. For another friend, things were raging so severely at home, he asked if he could sleep in…

Jeffery Leving

3 min read


Apr 30, 2021

Dad gains custody of daughter in “unwinnable” case

By Kate Davis CHICAGO — A father split up with his child’s mother. In the custody hearing, she accused him of being a negligent father — but the father, represented by the Law Offices of Jeffery M. Leving Ltd., presented evidence to the contrary: That the father was actually stable…

Fathers Rights

3 min read


Mar 23, 2021

Grandparents reunited with grandchildren as legal rights expand

By Diego Garcia CHICAGO — Tragically, a loving Chicago father died, leaving behind two wonderful pre-school-age children. These children had lived with their parents at their paternal grandparents’ home since birth. The grandparents loved and cared for these children. They had a close, loving relationship with them. …

Grandchildren

3 min read


Mar 20, 2021

Dad gains sole custody to protect son from reported abuse

By Diego Garcia CHICAGO — The father of an 11-year-old boy almost lost his at-risk son, until he went to court and gained sole custody. Attorney Jeffery M. Leving, who represented the father, fought for him and won, will talk about the case on his weekly radio show, the Dads…

Dads

2 min read


Mar 11, 2021

Disabled dad’s child support reduced to zero

By Jane C. Gedge CHICAGO — A disabled dad was paying a huge, unaffordable sum each month — in the thousands — in child support for his two teenage boys. With the advocacy of the Law Offices of Jeffery M. Leving Ltd., …

Child Support

3 min read


Feb 27, 2021

Dads, dollars will ease child poverty

By Jeffery M. Leving We have 10.8 million impoverished children living in the U.S. The proposed expanded child tax credit is meant to cut this number in half. We must do even more. This is important, because poverty does not magically end once these kids turn 18. According to the…

Dads

3 min read


Feb 24, 2021

Dad defeats order of protection that kept him from his kids

By Eric Smith CHICAGO — A father and mother broke up. Suddenly, Dad found himself banned from seeing his kids, too — until he fought in court and won. Dad and his girlfriend were together for many years, and they had two boys. Their breakup was acrimonious, and the girlfriend…

Kids

3 min read


Feb 18, 2021

Dad stops international abduction of daughters

By Andrew P. Natale CHICAGO — A dedicated father was reunited with his two little girls, preventing the mother from abducting the children to a reputed notoriously high drug-crime area outside of the United States. Attorney Jeffery M. Leving, who led the legal effort on Dad’s behalf, will talk about…

Fathers

2 min read


Jan 26, 2021

Justice for dad who had gotten raw deal on visitation

By Jane C. Gedge CHICAGO — A dad had terrible court-ordered visitation, under which he had to be supervised by a police officer when visiting his own son, as if he were a dangerous criminal. The dad retained the Law Offices of Jeffery M. Leving Ltd. to straighten out this…

Dads Rights

3 min read

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