Child Support

Child Support Attorney

DuPage Child Support Lawyer

In April 2017, the Department of Health and Family Services (DHFS) compiled charts to develop the new child support obligations. Every four years the charts will be updated and will take into account what the child-rearing costs are in the state.

There are two different tax-based formulas that can be utilized in order to determine the parents’ net income. There is a simplified tax formula and there is also an individualized tax formula. These formulas will determine what the net income is for each parent, and will then combine them. The number of children, along with the combined income will then show with bracket they fall into on the income shares schedule.

Child support is given to the parent who is with the children the most. The amount that the parent will receive will depend on their percentage of the child support obligation. This method works to keep things fair and equitable.

DuPage Child Support attorney

Child support in Illinois changed on July 1, 2017, and it is now determined by an income shares model. Any child support order that was issued before that date will not need to be changed, unless one of the parents asks for a modification. The income shares model is working to lessen child custody conflicts related to child support.

Unpaid Child Support

If a parent is not receiving child support and they are the parent that spends the most time with the child(ren), Sparrow Law is here to help. Sparrow Law will work hard to get you through this difficult time and will fight aggressively to give you the best possible outcome.