Illinois divorce and family lawyers should be following the progress of SB 69. It was introduced on January 1, 2017. As of June 1st, it passed both houses and is awaiting the Governor's signature. SB 69 has been alternatively called a technical corrections act but it does much more than provide … [Read more...] about Update Regarding Illinois Child Support Income Shares Legislation
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Income Shares in Illinois Update
Income Shares Legislation Update and Status re Charts SB0069. Status: 100th Ill. Gen. Assem., Senate Bill 0069 (introduced 1/1/17 and arrived in House 4/5/17). Illinois divorce lawyers handling child support cases are anxiously awaiting the progress and passage of the so called "trailer … [Read more...] about Income Shares in Illinois Update
Income Shares Legislation Trailer Bill
Below is the trailer bill, SB 69, to the income shares legislation. This trailer bill contains critical updates to the currently enacted income shares amendments. It is anticipated that this trailer bill will be enacted into law. For a pdf summary of this legislation, click here. Below are … [Read more...] about Income Shares Legislation Trailer Bill
Three Critical Family Law Bills Signed into Law
Three New Illinois Family Law Acts were signed into law in August 2016: Pub. Act 99-0763 (eff. Jan 1, 2017): IMDMA Technical Corrections Omnibus Bill Note: Senate Amendments 1 and 2. Amendment to HB 3898: http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/HB/PDF/09900HB3898sam001.pdf Pub. Act 99-0764 … [Read more...] about Three Critical Family Law Bills Signed into Law
Income Shares Comes to Illinois
Will there be a complete change to the way child support in Illinois is calculated? With the passage of income shares legislation (Pub. Act 99-764), the answer is an emphatic -- yes. Prior to the passage of the income shares legislation, Illinois had comprehensive changes to its family laws in … [Read more...] about Income Shares Comes to Illinois