Estimating or calculating child support can be complicated. The Illinois Child Support Estimator is designed to provide a general idea of a child support amount in accordance with the Illinois child support guidelines (750 ILCS 5/505) based upon the information you enter. You can learn more HERE and HERE. **Please note that your actual child
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You bring a child into your life, raise them to the best of your ability, only to learn later that you never shared your DNA with them. Such is the plight of paternity fraud victims. Misattributed paternity is devastating for men who have spent a significant time of their life believing that they were biologically
In Illinois the law under which child support is established is 750 ILCS 5/505. It applies to children of married parents (pursuant to the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act) as well as to children of parents who never married (ie: parentage cases pursuant to the Illinois Parentage Act of 1984). In both circumstances
LUMP SUM CHILD SUPPORT BUY-OUTS IN ILLINOIS PATERNITY CASES ILLINOIS PARENTAGE ACT OF 1984 (as amended) Back in the late 1990’s the unmarried parents of a child reached an agreement for the father to pay the mother a lump sum of $50,000 for current and future child support including medical expenses, college expenses, extracurricular activity
If you are headed for a divorce, making sure that your child or children are well supported is of uptmost importance. Child support matters are perhaps the most hotly-debated topic in relation to the break up of a marriage. As a parent, it must be your wish that your child gets the support he or
Child Support is one of the primary decisions in a divorce that involves a married couple with children. The spouse who looks after the child can either state financial independence or claim child support from the petitioner. If you want to claim child support and you are not sure how much you need to ask
When a married couple divorces, child support becomes a raging issue if it is not sorted out amicably. The children may bear the brunt of ugly discussions and verbal spats. At times, a mediator can help both parents discuss the situation and make the right decisions. Obviously, the spouse who must pay for child support
On behalf of The Walters Law Group, Ltd. posted in Divorce on Wednesday, March 19, 2014. Some Illinois residents who were following a divorce settlement case in New Jersey may be interested to learn that the father’s appeal has been declined by the appellate court. This decision affirms that of the original trial court, which ruled that the father
On behalf of The Walters Law Group, Ltd. posted in Child Support on Wednesday, February 26, 2014. Chicago parents who must pay court-ordered child support may now have an easier way to get the payments in on time. Child support is not like other bills, and failure to pay can have serious legal implications and negatively affect the child’s
On behalf of The Walters Law Group, Ltd. posted in Child Support on Monday, February 24, 2014. A person going through a divorce who plans on moving from the Chicago area afterward may run into complications when minor children are involved. Child support payments must be made regardless of the location of the parents or child. A divorced father
