Child Support

The answer is yes. You are entitled to much more than child support!1. Child Care Expenses. If you have young children and they are in day care, the court can order your soon to be ex to contribute to at least half of your kids' day care expenses. This is true even if...

Are you going through a Divorce or Custody Case in Illinois and you need Child Support or Maintenance now?Maybe you can't wait until the Divorce or Custody Case is final.Chances are you are strapped for funds. You do not have to wait until the Divorce or Custody Case...

Are you in need of Child Support?You may be a single parent with a newborn desperately trying to make ends meet and the Dad will only agree to buying the baby diapers.You may be going through a divorce after a long term marriage. You and the Dad or Mom have actually...

Are you a Mom or Dad with children and in need of child support?This article explores how to get the most support as quickly as possible.It will be easier and faster if you know the other parent's income. All you will need is a pay stub if you don't have a tax return...

The tables are out and our pens are ready. As of July 1, 2017, the State of Illinois will join the majority of states in this country adopting the Income Shares Model for Child Support.A previous blog addressed in general terms what the new law may look like. Now we...

Starting July 1, 2017, both parents' incomes will be used to calculate child support in Illinois. Courts will take into account both parents' salaries and the new law is meant to reflect the actual costs of raising a child.It will generally work like this. The...

Are you going through a divorce? Worried about how you will pay for your kids' college expenses once "Child Support" ends?The costs of higher education are skyrocketing. Many of us put ourselves through school back in the day when college was a fraction of the cost it...

But when can strict applications of the guidelines and attempts to recover past due support actually hurt families?Sometimes the application of the guidelines can actually hurt poor families. The recent shooting of Walter Scott by a South Carolina Police officer may...

Currently in Illinois unlike many other states once child custody is established, child support is based on set percentages of the non-custodial parent's income. For example, for one child you are entitled to 20% of the other parent's take home pay. For two children...