Illinois child support changes in 2027 include a new 110-overnight shared-care threshold. Learn what the changes may mean for parents in mediation.
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One of the most common questions parents ask in mediation is:
“How will this affect our kids?”
The answer isn’t found in court orders or schedules. Children carry forward what they observe—how conflict was handled, how communication was modeled, and whether they were allowed to love both parents freely.
Mediation doesn’t create a perfect divorce. But it can create a healthier foundation, one that children carry with them long after the divorce is final.
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Nine years ago, a family sat in mediation terrified of what divorce might do to their children. Last week, I ran into the father at a local restaurant and learned that the story didn’t end the way most people expect. Their daughters are now thriving young adults. They still share family dinners. They still talk. They are still connected. This is the long view of divorce mediation and why how you separate matters just as much as that you do.
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