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Child Support

Child support is a regular payment ordered by the court, to be made by the parent who does not have custody of the child, to the custodial parent. Child support in Illinois usually pertains to a divorce, or to two people that have a child outside of marriage, and do not live together.

Like many other states, Illinois child support payments are based on a specific percentage of the payor's net income, which corresponds with the number of children to be supported.

For one child, the child support payment is 20% of the payor's net income; for two children, it's 28%; and for three, it's 32%.

Although these percentages are the statutory guideline, it does not mean that they are completely set in stone. In extraordinary cases, the court can increase or decrease this percentage. When taking on your case, Chicago child support lawyer Arkady Reifman will use a variety of techniques to figure out the amount of income a payor is earning to be sure that the correct amount of child support is being paid.

The Child Support Process

Step 1. Petition of Rule to Show Cause - Upon discovery that the payor is not making their child support payments, you and your child support attorney will draft a legal document, stating that the payor must appear in court to show why he/she has failed to make child support payments.

Step 2. Court Appearance - In court, if the payor cannot show that his/her failure to make payments was not willful, the court then has a great deal of freedom on setting a condition that the payor must satisfy, in order not to have to serve jail time or deal with a driver's license suspension.

In an Illinois child support court case, it's possible to collect interest on past due child support, attorney's fees, and court costs, in addition to the past due amount itself.

If your spouse isn't making their court ordered child support payments, you're going to need an experienced Chicago child support attorney to represent you, and ensure that you receive those payments. Arkady Reifman has the experience and skill you need.