Dads' Rights

Every child deserves the love, safety, and stability that comes from having an involved father. Unfortunately for one devoted dad, he had been denied parenting time with his daughters and feared losing the bond he cherished most. Terrified that he would lose his daughters forever, dad called attorney Jeffery Leving for help. The Leving legal team fought for them and won, securing a significant amo...

A devoted dad was horrified to discover that his ex had filed a Petition for an Order of Protection against him – seeking to cut him out of his son’s life. She accused him of stalking her, physically abusing her and so much more. The petition sought to ban dad from seeing his son and to throw him out of his own home. 

Two young girls were at risk of being denied the support they deserved and needed until the Leving legal team stepped in, exposed the truth, and fought to safeguard their future. They fought for them and won. The judge ordered support exceeding what the Leving legal team had requested and ensured that the children’s needs would be fully met. 

A devoted father was reunited with his daughter just in time to celebrate her twelfth birthday together. Dad had been embroiled in a bitter and complicated divorce which the Leving legal team ultimately resolved. It was reported that dad's wife denied him his parenting time trying to cut him out of his daughter’s life. The Leving legal team fought for him and won, reuniting father and daughte...

A desperate Chicago dad found himself living a horrible nightmare. His ex had filed a Petition for an Emergency Order of Protection against him, taken his children away, and left him facing the terrifying possibility of incarceration. He didn’t want to go to jail. Terrified of losing what he held most dear, dad immediately called Chicago attorney and fathers’ rights advocate Jeffery M. Leving for...

A devoted young father’s world was shattered when his son was suddenly taken from him by the child’s mother, leaving him feeling discarded and dismissed.  Refusing to stand for this, dad called Chicago attorney and fathers’ rights advocate Jeffery M. Leving for help. The Law Offices of Jeffery M. Leving Ltd. fought by his side, determined to reunite father and son and restore hope where it was nea...

When a young girl’s adoptive home became a place of reported mistreatment and despair, her adult sister refused to remain silent. Furthermore, it was reported the young girl’s adoptive parents allowed their family members to abuse the little girl. Fearing for her sister and desperate to protect her, the older sister drove from Iowa to Chicago to rescue her. What followed was a complex and emotiona...

When two young girls were rescued from a reported toxic and dangerous home, their devoted father believed the worst was finally behind them. But a year later, troubling signs began to emerge — and dad knew something was wrong. Once again, he turned to the Law Offices of Jeffery M. Leving, Ltd. for help. 

A desperate father called the Law Offices of Jeffery M. Leving Ltd. for help after his late ex’s relatives refused to return his son to him after the mother’s tragic death. The Leving legal team fought to reunite dad and his son and won, ensuring that this little boy didn’t lose his only surviving parent 

A panicked, divorced dad who works for the U.S. government found himself in a tough situation. He was being assigned overseas for a long period of time, and his ex reportedly denied his request to be with his son before his departure. Dad feared that he wouldn’t be able to see his son or even say goodbye. Desperate, he called attorney Jeffery Leving for help. The Leving legal team fought for him a...

When a father fears for his children’s safety, every moment can feel like a battle between hope and helplessness. For an Illinois dad, that fear became a harsh reality. His two young sons were reported to be living in a dangerous environment, and their safety was in jeopardy. Refusing to give up on his children, dad turned to the Law Offices of Jeffery M. Leving Ltd. to protect his children. The L...

An unwed father from Illinois had been happily raising his two young sons.  Unfortunately, dad’s parenting time wasn’t court-ordered, so it was entirely at the discretion and control of the mother. A couple of months ago, the mother abruptly cut off all of dad’s parenting time and kicked him to the curb. Dad was devastated when he was suddenly deleted from his sons’ lives. Desperate, he turned to...

When a father begins to lose connection with his child, every moment apart feels unbearable. A devoted dad turned to attorney Jeffery M. Leving to repair his relationship with his son. He and the child’s mother were never married but continued living under the same roof, and the tension in the household had reached a breaking point. Even worse, dad’s relationship with his child was deteriorating a...

A Chicago father’s worst fear came true. Out of the blue, the mother of his child disappeared with his son—no notice, no goodbye, no trace of where they were. Terrified that she had left Illinois and determined not to lose his child forever, this devoted father turned to attorney Jeffery M. Leving for help. The Leving legal team fought for them and won, securing a court order for the child’s retur...

A terrified Chicago father found himself facing one of his biggest nightmares – the loss of his freedom and jail time. Desperate, he called attorney Jeffery Leving to safeguard his liberty and protect his future. The Leving legal team fought for him and won.

An out-of-state dad received a terrifying phone call from the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS). It was reported that the agency suspected that dad’s ten-year-old son was being neglected by the child’s mother. Dad immediately traveled to Illinois, where the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services placed the child with him, but his relief was short-lived. Dad wa...

A Chicago father lived in fear for his own safety and for the safety of his five-year-old daughter too after a reported violent attack by his ex. Desperate to protect himself and his little girl, he called attorney Leving for help. The Leving legal team fought hard and won, securing an Emergency Order of Protection from the court that forbade the mother from having any contact with him and his dau...

One devoted father was deeply worried about his six-year-old daughter’s safety. Determined to protect her, he sought attorney Jeffery Leving’s help to bring her home. The Leving legal team fought fiercely for dad and his daughter and won. The court granted dad primary residential custody, ensuring that his little girl will live safely with him.

A devoted father’s worst nightmare came true when his young son disappeared and upon the recovery of his son, was diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease. We fought hard for dad and won, securing the return of his son and justice for both dad and his child.

A devoted father nearly lost everything—his child, his freedom, and his future—because of false allegations that threatened everything he held dear. Stripped of his rights and shut out of his child’s life, dad turned to attorney Jeffery Leving for help. We fought for him and won, reuniting him with his child and protecting dad’s future and freedom.  

A devoted father, fearing for his daughters’ lives, turned to attorney Jeffery Leving for help in protecting his children after the mother’s new husband reportedly badly beat and abused his little girls. Furthermore, it was reported that the mother cut off almost all contact between dad and his children, leaving the little girls vulnerable and defenseless far from their father’s protection. We fou...

A devoted father was faced with this heartbreaking reality when his ex reportedly kicked him to the curb, denying him the opportunity to see his child. The Law Offices of Jeffery M. Leving, Ltd. fought for them and won, giving dad the greatest gift of all – his child.

For many dads, the letters DCFS bring more than just anxiety; they unleash a nightmare of fear, doubt, and the possibility of losing the person they cherish most. This was the reality for a devoted dad who suddenly felt himself branded as dangerous and unfit. Terrified of losing his son, dad immediately contacted the Law Offices of Jeffery M. Leving, Ltd. for help. We fought tirelessly to protect...

A devoted father was horrified to discover that his ex had filed and obtained an order of protection against him under what appeared to be false pretenses, putting his liberty at risk. Fearing that he would end up in jail and never see his daughter again, dad called attorney Jeffery M. Leving for help. It was a fierce, uphill battle but we won, protecting dad’s bond with his daughter and setting t...

A desperate Chicago man was facing a severe crisis after learning he had been burdened with crushing child support payments and arrearages for a child who was not even his own child. Fearing losing everything, his license, his job, and his freedom, he reached out to attorney Jeffery Leving for help. We fought for him and won, ensuring that this distressed man wouldn’t lose everything dear to him.