Author Archives: Jay Butchko
OnlyFans Content Creator and Mother Lands in Novel Child Custody Case
By now, most Chicagoans are familiar with the online content sharing platform OnlyFans. If you are not familiar with this popular app, it is a subscription-based content sharing platform, known to be primarily used by sex workers and content creators who use it to make and share explicit and pornographic videos and pictures. This… Read More »
Chicago Grandmother Asks for Advice as Grandchild’s Biological Mother Uses Grandchild as “Pawn” in Break-Up
A Chicago grandmother wrote into the newspaper desperate for answers in a sticky and very tricky child custody and family law question. “Concerned Grandmother” wrote into the Chicago Tribune’s “Ask Amy” advice column seeking a solution for an impossible situation her young son and grandson landed in after her son left her grandson’s mother…. Read More »
Recently-Divorced Tennessee Man Celebrates Divorce by Firing Shots with Gun, Arrested
There is no doubt that going through the divorce process can be a very difficult challenge. From the initial pain and grief of separating from what was previously a romantic partner, or perhaps the love of one’s life, the division of properties and personal items, figuring out where the kids should live, and preparing… Read More »
Report Reveals States with Highest and Lowest Divorce Rates
One of the perhaps more surprising revelations this year for many Chicagoans and others across the United States is the news that the divorce rate throughout the country is on the decline. With reports going viral advising that the common belief in the United States that “more than half” of marriages end in divorce… Read More »
This Online Financial Marketplace Wants You to Know These Important Steps to Buying a Home after a Legal Separation or Divorce
There is no doubt that one of the biggest and most obvious changes that a newly-separated or divorced person typically has to make after a Chicago separation or divorce is where they live. Separating or divorcing spouses typically split up not only emotionally, but physically, choosing to forgo living together during the pendency of… Read More »
Advice Columnist Weighs in on Woman’s “Unsettling” Feelings about Friend’s Behavior During Pending Divorce
Providing support to a friend who is going through a divorce can sometimes be a challenging thing. Knowing when to provide a shoulder to cry on, and when to provide “tough love” to a loved one is a careful balancing act, especially when emotions are raw. One woman who wrote in to Anne Lane,… Read More »
Chicago Tribune Advice Columnist Helps Distraught Parents Navigate Soon-to-be Divorced Daughter’s Difficult Housing Situation
A distraught and confused mother by the alias “Financially Secure” wrote to Chicago Tribune advice columnist Amy Dickinson, otherwise known as Ask Amy, seeking counsel about her daughter’s recent divorce, and what she and her husband should do about their daughter and grandchildren’s housing situation. On Tuesday, February 20, Finally Secure explained that her… Read More »
2-Year-Old Elgin, Illinois Boy Located Safely after Abduction by Father
To some people in Chicago, the idea that a child could be abducted by their own parent does not add up. Indeed, to some, the notion that a parent could kidnap or abduct their own flesh and blood, and be charged with a crime in connection with the abduction, just seems simply outlandish. The… Read More »
Did You Know that a Judge Can’t Finalize Your Divorce in these States if You’re Pregnant?
A democratic legislator in Missouri is making headlines this week for her efforts to do away with an antiquated and sexist state law that prevents females who are pregnant from finalizing divorce proceedings. According to national news reports, Representative Ashley Aune, of Missouri’s District 14, Platte County, introduced a bill into the state legislature… Read More »
How a Canadian Mother was Criminally Sentenced for Abducting Her Own Child Across International Borders
In July, 2022, a Canadian mother and her son were reported as missing. The reports were made after the woman’s car was found at a park in the area where she lived. It was unknown at the time, but the case would turn from a missing persons case to an international child abduction. According… Read More »
