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Holiday shopping lists often involve budget considerations. Children usually anticipate receiving gifts during this festive period. This holds even greater significance for parents managing child support arrangements. Do holiday gifts count toward support payments?...
Understanding how child custody works in Illinois can be challenging, especially with many myths flying around. Misinformation can lead to confusion and anxiety, whether you’re a parent expecting support or a non-custodial parent trying to understand your...
Child support is a stipulated legal obligation designed to provide financial assistance for the care and upbringing of a child. When an ex-spouse refuses to pay child support, it can result in significant consequences. The parent who is owed child support can take...
When family law judges in Illinois issue child support orders, they base the monthly obligation on the combined net income of both of the parents using the income shares model. The Division of Child Support Services periodically reviews child support orders to ensure...
Some Illinois parents may be ordered to pay child support after a divorce. However, child support is not limited to divorce cases. In many cases, child support is paid by a parent who may have a child with a former partner even if there was no serious relationship....
Child support can be a topic of contention for parents who are negotiating custody in Illinois. Parents might misunderstand or have misconceptions about what child support is for and how the paying and receiving of this financial support will affect their own...
Divorce can sometimes be messy in Illinois; one issue that may linger long after a divorce is finalized is child support. Getting an ex-spouse to pay the proper amount of child support on time can be difficult. If that is the case for you, you probably can’t wait for...
Family judges in Illinois follow the income shares model when they calculate child support. This means they consider the earnings of each parent when they determine what the noncustodial parent’s monthly obligation should be. Before this model was adopted, judges made...
Divorced parents in Illinois must work together to support their children. When one of them gets remarried, both parties might be confused about what happens with child support. Here is how the new marriage affects payments. Child support laws In Illinois, parents are...
Illinois parents who have a child support order in place might find it necessary to seek a modification of that order. Child support orders can be modified as the children age, their needs change and the parents’ situations evolve. Child support obligation Parents are...
