Illinois remains one of only several states that extends a parents obligation to the support of children after the age of majority even in cases where the child is not disabled. Thirteen states, including Illinois, require post-high school education support while an additional 11 states will … [Read more...] about Illinois Requires Post-High School Support
Archives for October 2012
Income Shares and Standardized Versus Individualized Taxes
Taxes affect the calculation of child support and therefore the issue based upon the income shares legislation about whether we base child support on gross income or net income will have a significant effect. Key language in the income shares legislation was a compromise allowing the critical tax … [Read more...] about Income Shares and Standardized Versus Individualized Taxes
Don’t Cancel Spouse’s Health Insurance
Don't cancel the health insurance for your spouse just yet. While it does not happen often, there are cases were as soon as a divorce starts, one spouse cancels a group health insurance plan for the other spouse. Usually, this is a serious financial mistake. First, the cancellation probably should … [Read more...] about Don’t Cancel Spouse’s Health Insurance
Primary Driver of Divorce Cost
There are two questions that divorce lawyers cannot easily answer: How much will it cost? How long will it take? That's because almost all divorce cases are unique. The primary driver of cost in a divorce case relates to the level of litigiousness of parties to a divorce. I have read … [Read more...] about Primary Driver of Divorce Cost
Mediation for Other Issues
Mediation has gone from completely overlooked to mandatory for disputes involving children in divorce and parentage cases. In Illinois, if there is any dispute regarding what we used to call custody or visitation [now referred to as allocation of parenting time or allocation of parental … [Read more...] about Mediation for Other Issues
Self-employed Child Support Enforcement
Beginning January 1, 2013 self-employed child support obligors who fail to pay support could be subject to additional requirements. If found guilty of contempt for non-payment of child support, the court can now order the self-employed obligor to seek employment and periodically report to the … [Read more...] about Self-employed Child Support Enforcement
