In this article, we will answer the question, “how is child support calculated when one party is unemployed or underemployed?” We will discuss the difference between voluntary and involuntary unemployment or underemployment and what happens when it is in the best interest of the child for one parent to be unemployed or underemployed.
November 27, 2023
In a child custody proceeding, the court will make its determination of custody issues based on the "best interest of the child." The best interest of the child is determined on a case-by-case basis by weighing several factors listed in the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act (IMDMA) as well as any other factors that the court finds relevant, including those that have been developed by case law.
The factors listed in the IMDMA are:
November 20, 2023
In this article, we will explain how child support works in shared parenting situations (formerly known as “joint custody”) in Illinois. We will explain illinois child support law prior to 2017 and how the law changed in 2017 when Illinois adopted the “income shares” model of child support. We will explain the definition of a shared parenting situation and how Illinois child support is calculated differently in shared parenting situations.
November 20, 2023
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