In this article, our DuPage County child support lawyers take a closer look at recent changes to Illinois child support laws.

Illinois changed how child support is calculated by converting to the "income shares model" to calculate child support. With this model, the amount of base child support will now be calculated based on economic tables that take into account both parents' income, the cost of living and the number of children involved. After this amount is calculated both parents will be responsible for a proportional amount based on the amount they make compared to one another.

In 'shared parenting' arrangements, which occur when both parents have cared for the child for at least 146 nights a year, the amount of time each parent spends with the child is factored into the amount of child support for which each parent is responsible. The base child support for which the couple is collectively responsible is increased in shared parenting situations as well.

Read the full article by our DuPage County child support attorneys about recent reforms of Illinois child support laws.

In this article, our DuPage County child support attorneys examine the process by which Illinois child support awards are calculated in Illinois.

This new income shares model is among many updates to Illinois child support laws that took effect in July of 2017. Instead of relying on the "non-custodial" parent's income alone, now the courts make a determination based off of both parents' income. 

Read the full article by our DuPage County child support lawyers explaining how child support is calculated in Illinois.  

In this article, our DuPage County child support lawyers explain how courts determine child support for college expenses.

Illinois courts are required to consider four factors when determining whether to order child support for educational expenses after high school:

• The financial situation of each parent;
• The standard of living that the child would have enjoyed had the parents remained together;
• The child’s own financial resources; and
• The academic performance of the child.

Unlike child support for minor children, courts are not required to award child support for college expenses, but have discretion to do so based on an anlaysis of the above factors.

Read the full article by our DuPage County child support lawyers discuss child support and college expenses.