Since the Illinois child support guideline takes into account the incomes ofbothparties, you and your spouse will first need to agree on a maintenance amount,beforeyou can agree on a child support amount. Because maintenance is considered areductionin income for the party that is paying it, an...
In Illinois, child support can include contributions to achild’s college expensesunder Section 513 of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Since January 1, 2016, Section 513 requires parents to help cover these costs. The law specifies who contributes (mother, father, and/or ...
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Child support is generally payable tothe parent who has the childthe majority of the time. It is calculated using the Income Shares Model in Illinois. This Model considers each parent’s income and each parent’s number of overnights with the child per year, and produces a guideline child ...
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Calculating Interest on Child Support In the past, Illinois enacted a law which prevented the enforcement of unpaid child support by custodial parents if it had been twenty years or more since the payment was missed. The reasoning behind this law is simply that if the custodial parent did not...
Chicago Child Support Lawyers Illinois law states that both parents owe a duty of support to their children. Therefore, the Court has the power to award child support to either parent, for the benefit of their children. Typically, child support is awarded to the parent who has the majority ...
If each of the parents is responsible for the child for at least 146 overnight stays per year, Illinois law considers this a “shared parenting situation.” Illinois child support is calculated differently in “shared parenting situations” than in non-shared parenting situations. In shared-parenti...
At Puryear Law, we understand that you care about your children just as much as we care about our children, and will give your case the time and attention that it deserves. Our attorneys are experienced at handling child custody, visitation, and support cases in both Iowa and Illinois. ...
Do You Have To Pay Child Support for Stepchildren or Adopted Children? Parents may be required to pay support if they have parenting rights or a legal obligation to care for the child. Even if the parents were never married or never even lived together, the biological mother and biological ...