Child Support in Illinois Divorce Cases

Child support is a major issue that comes up in virtually all Illinois divorce cases involving minor children and almost every parentage case. Over the course of the eighteen (plus) years before the child's emancipation and the possible obligation for post-high school education, tens or hundreds of … [Read more...] about Practice Area – Child Support

In Illinois, the child support guidelines changed dramatically in 2017.    Before July 1, 2017, in Illinois child support had been based on a simple percentage of net income depending on the number of children.  Since 2017, Illinois has followed our income sharing approach that considers the net … [Read more...] about Illinois Child Support Guidelines and the Income Sharing Amendments

There can be consequences if a parent does not pay child support.  Illinois law has expanded the penalties for nonpayment including criminal offenses, suspension of driver's licenses, suspending hunting and fishing licenses, tax refund interception and other procedures or penalties. What happens if … [Read more...] about Non Payment of Child Support

If a parent does not pay child support, the other parent will need to enforce the order to get the child support.  There are a variety of civil and criminal proceedings available to help collect child support. How big a problem is collection of child support? Big! According to the U.S. Census … [Read more...] about Child Support Enforcement