Child Support And Maintenance

Determining the identity of a child’s father in Illinois can be vitally important to the child’s and both parents’ financial and mental health. Illinois law makes both parents responsible for the child’s welfare, and thus, a reliable identification of the father is...

Needing to modify a child support order, or child custody order, can be stressful, however, the family law process provides resources to help parents with modifications following their divorce. Life changes after divorce which is why the family law process can help...

Married couples and unmarried couples alike in Illinois oftentimes find themselves in a difficult position: ready to end their relationships. For an infinite number of reasons, sometimes relationships just don’t work out. However, when couples separate and they have...

There are always couples who have called into question the biological parentage of their children. Perhaps one woman slept with a different man during her marriage and got pregnant. Maybe there is a question about the legitimacy of the child and their relation to the...

Child support is something most divorcing couples talk about when they have children. Whichever party has the children more often may be entitled to child support, so that their children can live in a more financially stable home. Child support is paid by those who do...

Child support is typically paid by the parent who has visitation (but not primary custody) and sees their child less often. Their child may live with them only a couple days a week or just as often as with the other parent. For parents who have custody more often,...

Child support is sometimes viewed negatively, but the truth is that it's important for providing a supportive home to a child. When one parent out-earns the other, child support can be a way to boost the quality of the child's living environment with a lesser-earning...

Child support is an important support for your children. It's a way to make sure they have the income of a two-parent household supporting them, even if you can't live with them. Child support may seem unfair to some parents, especially if they have their children...

Child support can quickly become a point of contention during a divorce. This is one of many reasons why child support is normally dictated by the court. The judge may tell you how much that the noncustodial spouse will pay based on the guidelines for the state....

There may come a point in your life when you're no longer able to make child support payments as required by the court. If this happens, you need to take formal action, as opposed to making the decision to stop paying on your own. Here are the most important steps to...