Anderson Boback & Marshall

Child Support in Illinois: Who Is Responsible And How Child Support Is Calculated

Published August 13, 2022

Table of ContentsWhat Is Child Support?This Is Child SupportThis Is Not Child SupportWho Is Responsible For Child Support In Illinois?Illinois Child Support Old LawIllinois Child Support New LawHow Does The Court Determine The Amount Of Child Support The Paying Parent Is To Pay?Child Support in Illinois Is Still Decided For the Best Interest of the

Child support payments. Documents in a court.

Child Support Agreements and Addressing “Other Expenses”

Published May 20, 2021

Categorized as Child Support

Table of ContentsChild Support Agreements and Non-Custodial Parent’s Responsibility for 50% of Other ExpensesAddressing Educational Expenses in Support AgreementsBe Reasonable with Extracurricular ActivitiesConsult Legal Advice to Avoid Problems with a Child Support Agreement parental-responsibilities-allocation-judgments Child support agreements addressing requests for “other expenses” can help avoid trips back to court. There is often a lot of

Child Support When a Child is Away from their Primary Residence

Published March 12, 2021

Categorized as Child Support

Table of ContentsChild Support Orders Remain In Place Until ModifiedTime Away from the Child’s Primary ResidenceTemporary Absences from the Primary Residence Do I Have to Pay Child Support When My Child is Away from their Primary Residence Some families have arrangements where a minor child is not at their primary residence for extended periods of

Distributions from an Inherited IRA is Income for Support & Maintenance

Published January 25, 2021

Categorized as Child Support, Spousal Support

Table of ContentsCase BackgroundAppeal on Inherited Mandatory Retirement DistributionsDefinition of “Income” for Purposes of Support PaymentsMoney Withdrawn from Savings AccountsInherited IRA Funds are Not Immune from Consideration for Child Support CalculationsDifferent Courts Have Different Opinions on Distributions from IRAs as Income or NotRuling in the Schell CaseSeek Trusted Legal Advice on Income Used to Determine

Are My Savings Account Funds Considered Income for Child Support?

Published November 20, 2020

Categorized as Child Support

Table of ContentsIllinois Supreme Court Defines Meaning of “Income”“Gross Income” as Defined by Updated Illinois Child Support LawWhat About Business and Self-Employment Income?Client Victory Addressing Income for Calculating Child SupportIllinois Section 505 – Defining Business Income In the 2012 Supreme Court case of In re Marriage of McGrath, the Court held that the amount withdrawn

Child Support Arrears – What You Need to Know

Published October 23, 2020

Categorized as Child Support

Table of ContentsHow are Child Support Arrears Calculated?I Could Not Pay my Child Support Because I Lost My Job. Now What?Failure to Pay Child SupportI Owe Too Much Money Now; Can I File for Bankruptcy?Seek Legal Help If You Are Facing Unpaid Child Support Child support arrears refers to the amount of unpaid child support

Category: Child Support

Child Support in Illinois: Who Is Responsible And How Child Support Is Calculated

Child Support Agreements and Addressing “Other Expenses”

Child Support When a Child is Away from their Primary Residence

Distributions from an Inherited IRA is Income for Support & Maintenance

Are My Savings Account Funds Considered Income for Child Support?

Child Support Arrears – What You Need to Know

Recent Blog Posts

Quick Links

Get the Latest Family Insights