Preparing a child for college can be hectic, but exciting. Parents are proud to see their children pursue higher education, and children look forward to gaining more independence. However, this endeavor can also be expensive for families. According to the National...
Court-ordered child support requires parents to fulfill their duty to financially support their children, even if they do not share physical or legal custody of their children. The amount that parents pay in support depends entirely on their individual circumstances,...
The average child support payment in the United States is $430 a month. This means that a parent could pay up to $92,880 to support a child to adulthood. However, a new Illinois law introduces new variables that could determine how much a noncustodial parent actually...
Beginning July 1, 2017 Illinois will use the income shares model for determining child support. This change is a dramatic shift from the simple former model which used a percentage of the payors net income to determine guideline child support and was largely blind to...
