Many people face financial hardship from time to time due to unforeseen circumstances When loss of income occurs after a layoff or reduction of hours questions could arise such as can I lower my current maintenance or child support payments Legal Basis for Modifying Maintenance or Child Support Payments To modify an existing support order… [Read More]
Illinois Child Support Calculator
The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services provides a child support calculator The Child Support Estimator as it is called can help parents calculate an estimate as to what the child support rate in their case may be under the new law The Child Support Estimator for parents can be found here The Child… [Read More]
What Do I Need to Do to Get Child Support in Illinois?
Divorces are not pleasant even when theyre for the best After a lot of paperwork legal fees and even appearances in court youre ready to be finished however after its done you still have to fight to collect child support Navarro Family Law LLC of Illinois represents clients in divorce custody and child support amongst… [Read More]
How Does Illinois Child Support Work?
Generally when one parent has the majority of parenting time with the minor children the other parent will be required to pay child support There may be exceptions to this rule but this article covers the basic process of how child support is calculated and paid in the majority of family law cases How is… [Read More]
Contribution to College Expenses
Support of a child after a divorce or custody judgment does not necessarily end when a child reaches the age of 18 Under Illinois law both parents may be required to contribute to the costs of their childs education after high school Illinois law provides some specific limitations on how much each parent must contribute… [Read More]